Enceladus (moon) : Discovery News

Pack Your Skis for Saturn's Enceladus

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Oct 4, 2011 06:26 PM ET | 0

Plumes of liquid water erupt through the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus to create soft powdery snow. Read more

Enceladus May Possess Saltwater Ocean

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jun 22, 2011 03:04 PM ET | 0

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has already confirmed the Saturn moon contains a liquid water sub-surface ocean, but it has also found evidence that the ocean might be pretty salty. Read more

Saturn's Ice Moon Cranks Up the Heat

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Mar 10, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Enceladus is pumping out enough heat energy to match the output of 20 coal-fired power plants. Read more

Ocean on Saturn's Moon Full of Gas

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 01:25 PM ET | 0

The fizzy ocean on Enceladus may be capable of harboring life. Read more

Saturn's Moon Fires Its Jets : Big Pic

Posted Sat Oct 2, 2010 01:42 AM ET | 0

NASA's Casini Equinox mission captures a unique -- and dramatic -- view of Enceladus, one of Saturn's most fascinating moons. Read more

Saturn Moon Could Be Hospitable to Life, Images Show

Posted Wed Feb 24, 2010 07:12 AM ET | 0

The Cassini spacecraft sees evidence for liquid water beneath the surface of Enceladus. Read more

Evidence of Liquid Water on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Feb 9, 2010 05:50 AM ET | 0

Enceladus' icy plumes glow as the small moon passes in front of the sun from Cassini's point of view in 2007 (NASA) Saturn's moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. This has ... Read more

Evidence of Liquid Water on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

'Goldilocks' Zone Bigger Than Once Thought

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Dec 30, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0

To find worlds within the "Goldilocks" zone, where conditions to support life are just right, look no further than our own solar system. Read more

'Goldilocks' Zone Life Exoplanets Moon Water

Saturn Probe Samples Moon's Ice Plumes

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Nov 10, 2009 04:00 AM ET | 0

Enceladus, Saturn's moon, may harbor liquid water, a prerequisite for life. Read more

Report: Liquid Water Found on Saturn's Moon: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:50 PM ET

Huge geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a salty sea below its surface, boosting the odds of extraterrestrial life in our own solar system, according to a study released Wednesday. Read more

Saturn Moon Revealed as Watery World: Discovery News

Posted Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:40 AM ET

Evidence is mounting that Saturn's moon Enceladus has water somewhere beneath its frozen surface, analysis of recent flybys by the Cassini spacecraft shows. Read more

Cassini Starts Saturn Grad School : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Jul 3, 2008 05:24 AM ET

After a four-year tour of Saturn and more than 150,000 images, the Cassini probe is ready for round two. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:23 PM ET

NASA tacks two more years onto the lifespan of the Cassini spacecraft. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:10 AM ET

An international spacecraft that dove through geysers erupting from the surface of a Saturn moon found organic matter, one of many ingredients that make an environment hospitable to extraterrestrial life, scientists said. Read more