When the 'Dragonfly' drone pointed its camera at the vast methane lakes on the surface of Titan, scientists at the Earth command center erupted with excitement — this 'ocean' made of liquid ...

While opposition itself is a one-night event, taking place on Sept. 21, Saturn's glow won't fade quickly. The planet will ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through exposure to radiation on Saturn’s icy moon, rather than originating from ...

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

Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through exposure to radiation on Saturn's icy moon, rather than originating from ...

The artistic depiction released by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the surface plumes erupting from Enceladus, with the moon and its satellite Titan in the sky, and the distant Sun in the ...

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 ...