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

NASA Testing Snake Robot for Exploring Saturn’s Moon

By Frank Landymore

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

Scientists Extremely Intrigued to Find Ingredients for Life on Enceladus

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

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

By Victor Tangermann

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.

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

By Victor Tangermann

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.

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

By Victor Tangermann

"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.

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

By Victor Tangermann

Astrobiologists believe that the answer to what alien life could look like on icy moons like Saturn's moon Enceladus could lie deep on the ocean floor.

Science & Energy

Aliens on Icy Moons Could Look Like Organisms Near Seafloor Volcanoes

By Victor Tangermann

New calculations suggest that Jupiter's moons could have active tidal waves, much like those here on Earth, under their thick icy shells.

The Moons of Jupiter and Saturn Could Have Earth-Like Tidal Waves

By Jon Christian

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Here’s What Alien Life on Saturn’s Moon May Look Like

By Chelsea Gohd

Alien life could be on this grey moon of Saturn.

A Russian Billionaire, Not NASA, May Uncover Alien Life

Life on Saturn's Moon

NASA Plans to Send a Robot to Hunt for Life on Saturn’s Moon

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA Says Saturn’s Moon Has “The Ingredients Necessary For a Habitable Environment”

NASA Says Saturn’s Moon Has “The Ingredients Necessary For a Habitable Environment”

Life in Space: Thinner Ice Shell May Mean Life on Enceladus?

Life in Space: Thinner Ice Shell May Mean Life on Enceladus?

By Jelor Gallego