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'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable
By Robert Lea published
A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet's powerful pull
By Robert Lea published
"We may be seeing Mimas at a particularly interesting time."
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists never believed could exist
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have made a shock discovery that Saturn's moon Mimas seems to have a liquid ocean beneath its surface, potentially redefining our search for life on alien moons.
Rhea: A guide to Saturn's 'rocky snowball' moon
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference Rhea, Saturn's second-largest moon, is a rocky snowball that has its own ring system and a weird "two-faced" surface.
Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow
By Robert Lea published
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating "magic islands."
Finding life on Saturn's moon Enceladus might be easier than we thought
By Robert Lea published
Scientists know that the vital ingredients needed for life lurk in oceans beneath the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and they may be closer to the surface than we knew.
Saturn moon Enceladus harbors key ingredient for life
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Cassini mission, which ended six years ago, spotted a key ingredient needed for life as we know it on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, a new study reports.
Signs of life shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus would be detectable by spacecraft, scientists say
By Rahul Rao published
Scientists believe possible amino acids in Enceladus' subsurface ocean can indeed be detected by spacecraft.
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