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 ...

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 ...

New research suggests Enceladus’ famous geysers may not ... creating towering water plumes—without needing a direct ocean link. Briny pockets in the ice might still exchange material with ...

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

They expect sodium carbonates and halite will be found in surface deposits on Ceres, in water plumes from Saturn's satellite Enceladus, and on the surfaces of Jupiter's satellites Europa and Ganymede.