77 Results From "Enceladus"

Enceladus, an icy, 300 miles-in-diameter Moon that orbits Saturn, contains all of the six major ingredients for life after all.
Exobiology

Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.
Astronomy

Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

The snake robot, dubbed Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), will one day plunge into the subsurface oceans of Enceladus.
Robotics

NASA Testing Snake Robot for Exploring Saturn’s Moon

OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta told New Scientist that asteroid Bennu may have been "an ancient ocean world."
Off-World

Sample From Distant Asteroid Shows Signs of Originating on Ocean World

Elon Musk boasted that his "Optimus" humanoid robots will reach Mars and explore its surface by the end of next year.
Future Society

Elon’s Robots Will Quickly Become Dead Husks on Mars, Expert Warns

One of Saturn's weirdest moons has been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope spewing a gigantic plume of water vapor.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Catches Saturn’s Moon Squirting

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus isn't only suspected to hold a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust — it's also covered in an astonishing amount of snow.
Moon

Something Weird Is Happening on Saturn’s Snow-Covered Moon, Scientists Say

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing out a snake-like robot that is meant to one day climb into the icy vents of Saturn's moons.
Robotics

NASA Tests Snake Robot Designed to Look for Alien Life on Icy Moons

An entire crowd of people lined up and even started holding up traffic earlier this week — to gaze at Saturn through a telescope.
Off-World

Man Sets Up Telescope in NYC, Attracts Huge Crowd Letting People Peer Into It

The moons of Uranus could harbor oceans that are ungratefully spewing magnetized plasma particles onto their host planet's surface.
Moon

Scientists May Have Just Discovered New Oceans in Two of Uranus’ Moons

The world's top scientists have spoken — and they want to see Uranus. 
NASA

Top Scientists Call on NASA to Probe Uranus

Cassini's observations that found Enceladus is expelling plumes of methane gas suggests the moon's oceans may be habitable to Earthlike microorganisms.
Moon

Scientists Intrigued by Possible Signs of Life on Saturn’s Moon

By digging through infrared images of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, scientists have found "strong evidence" of "fresh ice" in its northern hemisphere.
Science & Energy

NASA Finds Evidence of “Fresh Ice” on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Theoretical physicist and science communicator Michio Kaku had some words of advice for those who find themselves kidnapped by aliens.
Science & Energy

Michio Kaku Has Advice for Next Time You Get Abducted by Aliens

A team of researchers fired tardigrades, also known as water bears, out of a gun to see if they could survive in extreme conditions like outer space.
Off-World

Scientists Loaded Tiny Organisms Into a Gun and Shot Them At Targets

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.
Solar Power

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

By modeling the interior using simulations, an international team of scientists are having a closer look at the unusual watery cores of Uranus and Neptune.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Probe Center of Uranus, You’ll Hit Some Weird Water

A second look at data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals that the oceans of Saturns' moon, Eneceladus, could harbor ideal conditions for microbial life.
Moon

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Nutrient-Rich Oceans

A team of researchers found traces of organic compounds in plumes that burst from Saturn's moon Enceladus. A sign of life if all the conditions are right.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon

NASA is sending a rover to Antarctica to train for missions during which it'll hunt for alien life in the icy oceans of far-off moons
NASA

NASA Is Testing an Alien-Hunting Submarine in Antarctica