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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...