There are quite a few other places we might find life in the solar system, including dwarf planets like Ceres. Ceres is ...

A new study suggests that organic molecules detected on Saturn's moon Enceladus could be a result of radiation-driven chemistry, complicating the search for extraterrestrial life.

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

A new experiment simulating the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus suggests that the organic compounds found in plumes erupting from its subsurface ocean may actually form on the moon's surface, ...

New experiments of ice on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus successfully recreates organic compounds without a ...

At first glance, Saturn's moon Enceladus seems rather unremarkable: it is much smaller than the Earth's moon and is far away ...

What information can the plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus reveal to scientists about its internal chemical composition and potential signs of life? A recent study presented at the joint meeting of ...

What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and potential for ...

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...

Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through ...