Saturn has 146 confirmed moons—more than any other planet in the solar system—but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life. From 2004 to 2017, Cassini—a ...

The paper is titled "Jet activity on Enceladus linked to tidally-driven strike–slip motion along tiger stripes" and was published in the journal Nature Geoscience on April 29. The plume above ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south pole. Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a ...

SEE ALSO: Amazing Video of Planets, Stitched Together from NASA Photos The Cassini scientists said Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to play host to both liquid water and chemical energy that's ...

Most likely, the first alien life we discover will be hidden beneath miles of ocean on a distant world like Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. That's why the best way to search for ...

Are there more out there? And what exactly makes something a moon, anyway? Two moons, Enceladus and Janus, hover over Saturn's rings. This image was taken by the Cassini mission.

By Sage Rohrbach A photo of five of Saturn’s moons, captured by the Cassani spacecraft. The moons visible are Janus, Pandora, Enceladus, Rhea, and Mimas. Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science ...