Scientists reexamining data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have uncovered exciting new evidence from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. The spacecraft detected complex organic molecules being blasted into ...

With the recent discovery of traces of what may or may not be or have been life on Mars, eyes are turning to another world in ...

A particular cornerstone of prebiotic chemistry is hydrogen cyanide, which, under the right conditions, forms compounds that ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

A fresh look at data collected by NASA's Cassini probe nearly two decades ago has revealed new, complex organic molecules on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus – pointing to tantalizing chemistry taking ...

The Cassini spacecraft flew by the small, icy moon in 2008, collecting information that suggests it shoots out molecules that ...

"Complex chemical reactions" discovered in fresh ice grains from Saturn’s moon Enceladus renews hopes that it may harbor life ...

A fresh analysis of old data has found rich organic chemistry within the hidden ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus ...

Scientists found new evidence to strengthen the case that Enceladus, small moon of Saturn about 310 miles wide, may have ...

Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and ...

Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in life's building blocks have ...