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In 2005, ESA's Huygens probe landed on Titan, revealing the atmosphere, landscapes, and chemistry of Saturn's moon.
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 ...
After over 7,000 days in space, the Cassini mission ended on Sept. 15, 2017. Since its Oct. 15, 1997 launch, the spacecraft ...
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons, hides a vast alkaline ocean beneath its frozen surface, where chemical reactions between water and rock generate energy and release elements essential for life, ...
Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through ...
"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...
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 ...
High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...
Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...
Considering that Saturn is already 4.5 billion years old, if the rings are as old as Saturn, after all this time, those ...
The moon is about one-third of a mile (a half-kilometer) across and circles Saturn as a part of the planet's sixth, or G, ring. "Before Cassini, the G ring was the only dusty ring that was not clearly ...
Explore the surprising discovery of Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, which hides a young ocean beneath its surface.