In 2005, ESA's Huygens probe landed on Titan, revealing the atmosphere, landscapes, and chemistry of Saturn's moon.

Saturn is about to make its closest approach to Earth, and that means you might be able to see its rings — if you have a ...

After over 7,000 days in space, the Cassini mission ended on Sept. 15, 2017. Since its Oct. 15, 1997 launch, the spacecraft ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...

The European Space Agency recalls the historic landing on the Saturn moon and the mission that made it possible. Credit: ESA ...

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists with its spectacular water plumes, which NASA’s Cassini spacecraft once revealed to contain organic molecules. Many hoped these molecules ...

This is a challenging mission for a number of reasons, beginning with getting down to the surface. Because Titan has a thick ...

Born in Decatur, Alabama, Dr. Mae Jemison would become the first African-American woman in space by flying on the STS-47 mission on September 12, 1992. Geneva's mayor and other city officials said the ...

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

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

The formation of Saturn's rings is an astronomical mystery. Saturn formed about 4.6 billion years ago, but the rings may have ...

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, ...