New research suggests Enceladus’ water plumes may originate from a slushy ice layer rather than its underground ocean.

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has long been considered a potential home for life in our solar system. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft first discovered towering plumes of water vapor erupting from ...

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists due to its dramatic geysers, which blast plumes of water vapor, ice, and organic molecules into space. These eruptions, first detected by ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus may hide life, but its geysers might not erupt from a deep ocean. Instead, salty ice pockets melt ...

This small, icy moon is characterized by its highly reflective white surface and geyser-like jets releasing ice and water vapor ... flew through one of Enceladus's plumes and measured organics ...

As demonstrated here on Earth, liquid water leads to life as we know it ... by Cassini when the spacecraft flew through Enceladus's plumes included carbon-bearing molecules like formaldehyde ...

Multiple people familiar with the White House proposal said cuts to NASA's "Science Mission Directorate" could be as high as ...