Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ice," according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: Space.com / im ...

This global thermal map of Enceladus shows how the four tiger stripes in the south polar terrain are anomalously hot compared with the surrounding crust.

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is tidally locked in an eccentric orbit, and experiences periodic tidal forcing every 33 hours as it orbits the planet. These tidal forces deform the icy shell, creating ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.

Artist rendering showing an interior cross-section of the crust of Enceladus, which shows how hydrothermal activity may be causing the plumes of water at the moon’s surface.

Astronomers have detected more evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be one of the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth.

Enceladus has a variety of important organic compounds that hint it may harbor an environment conducive to life deep within its oceans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of scientists has produced the first complete and comprehensive global topographic map of Saturn's active icy moon Enceladus, revealing that it is ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of scientists has produced the first complete and comprehensive global topographic map of Saturn's active icy moon Enceladus, revealing that it is even ...