In his recent feature “Exploring the icy moons of the solar system” Keith Cooper discussed the blue “tiger stripe” cracks that are visible in images of Enceladus – fractures in the moon’s surface ...

New research shows that some frozen moons may hide boiling oceans beneath their icy shells, shaping strange surface features.

Icy moons circling the outer planets may be far more dynamic—and explosive—than they appear. New research suggests that when ...

A new international study has found that Enceladus, one of Saturn's smallest moons, leaves behind a vast trail of electromagnetic ripples stretching more than 500,000 kilometres into space. Using 13 ...

Far from the Sun’s heat, orbiting the outer planets of the solar system, are moons with oceans of liquid water beneath their frozen surfaces. Keith Cooper finds out how planetary scientists are ...

Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus. Image credit: dottedhippo, Getty Images. Cassini’s extended mission enabled measurements of winter–summer temperature differences Thermal anomalies at the north pole ...

Saturn’s exuberant moon, Enceladus, will receive a pair of visitors in the near future. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing a combined orbiter and lander to visit the icy satellite. Still in ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that beneath the frozen surface of Enceladus, Saturn’s smallest moon, there could be vast, boiling oceans. This revelation adds a new layer of intrigue to our ...

As you're reading this, humanity is closer than it has ever been to confirming the existence of life in various forms on other planets. And I'm not talking here about Mars, the most likely suspect to ...

At the time of writing, the number of known moons in the solar system reached over 950. Most of them are so savage that there is little chance life as we know it could ever take hold. But there is at ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus may be one of the solar system's most promising candidates for extraterrestrial life. According to a study published in Nature ...