On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons. It took almost 7 years for Cassini to reach Saturn. Another smaller spacecraft called Huygens ...

NASA’s Cassini mission has revealed surprising heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, showing the moon releases energy from both ...

Blue Origin canceled its planned Mars-bound launch of its ESCAPADE craft for the second time due to increased solar flare ...

Discover the breathtaking final orbits of Cassini as it captures Saturn's rings moons and clouds. Witness the probe saying ...

In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft discovered striking tectonic faults at the south pole known as 'tiger stripes' (bottom right), which allow water from the inner ocean to escape. Analysis found that ...

From Cassini’s awe-inspiring flybys to cutting-edge simulations, scientists are decoding the secrets of Enceladus’s geysers.

When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew past Saturn’s small moon Enceladus, it found something no one expected — towering plumes ...

The buried ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems to be stable across extremely long periods of time, making it an even more ...

Cassini’s new analysis shows Saturn’s moon Enceladus leaking heat from both poles, not just the south. This balanced heat flow suggests its underground ocean could stay liquid for geological ages, ...

Saturn's Enceladus moon might be capable of supporting life, according to data collected by NASA's Cassini mission and compiled in a new study.

Enceladus may be leaking heat from both poles—raising hopes that its hidden ocean could stay stable enough to support life.