Europa and Enceladus are the two moons in our solar system where astronomers believe life can exist. Now they say that complex organic molecules like amino acids and nucleic acids, the ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, and Europa and Ganymede, moons of Jupiter, are all thought to have saltwater oceans buried under icy shells. Dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres are also suspected of having ...

Europa and Enceladus, moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, are considered prime candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life due to their subsurface oceans. Scientists believe complex ...

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.