What kind of mission would be best suited to sample the plumes of Saturn's ocean world, Enceladus, to determine if this ...

While all the ingredients are there, the moon's composition likely prevents them from coming together in any meaningful way.

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Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a ...

How can Uranus be used to indirectly study its moons and identify if they possess subsurface oceans? This is what a recent ...

So, if life exists on Titan, it might not resemble the thriving, teeming ecosystems we know. Instead, think of isolated oases — tiny, slow-growing communities, perhaps tucked away in warmer pockets, ...

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Life-supporting energy and nutrients on Titan could come from its surface and core. Organic matter from Titan's atmosphere ...

Despite its uniquely rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be able to support only a ...

An illustration of NASA's Cassini spacecraft flying through a plume above the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A weekly newsletter that explores the rapidly evolving ...

This artist's concept of a lake at the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan illustrates raised rims and rampartlike features as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Titan, Saturn's largest moon ...