A view of Titan’s surface taken by the Cassini-Huygens probe in 2004. | Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Meanwhile, ...

Fresh ice from Enceladus holds never-before-seen organic compounds, captured by NASA’s Cassini, offering new clues in the ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

New laboratory research suggests that some organic molecules previously detected in plumes erupting from Saturn’s moon ...

NASA’s Cassini mission revealed that Titan hosts complex organic chemicals and weather systems, including clouds, rain, and erosion—suggesting chemistry wildly different from Earth’s yet rich in ...

NASA has discovered Saturn's moon Titan can mix molecules in ways previously thought impossible, shedding light on origins-of ...

Soaring to the depths of our universe, gallant spacecraft roam the cosmos, snapping images of celestial wonders. Some spacecraft have instruments capable of capturing radio emissions. When scientists ...

“Full beaver supermoon” is not a combination of words that one encounters often, but this month brings the second of three consecutive supermoons. November’s moon also brings our orbital friend ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolit ...

Scientists discovered that organic molecules on Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, might be formed by cosmic rays, challenging previous hypotheses about their origin.

On a pale morning in January 2005, a metallic object the size of a dishwasher descended through the thick haze of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Moving at just over four meters per second, the Huygens ...