Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ...

In his recent feature “Exploring the icy moons of the solar system” Keith Cooper discussed the blue “tiger stripe” cracks that are visible in images of Enceladus – fractures in the moon’s surface ...

Are we on the brink of discovering extraterrestrial life? Exciting revelations from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus and Mars have ...

Icy moons circling the outer planets may be far more dynamic—and explosive—than they appear. New research suggests that when ...

Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating ...

An international team of scientists, led by a Ph.D. researcher from Northumbria University, has made further discoveries about a spectacular feature of Jupiter's northern lights, revealing a ...

New research shows that some frozen moons may hide boiling oceans beneath their icy shells, shaping strange surface features.

T here are currently six planets visible in the night sky, in a lovely planetary parade. All but Mars can be seen after ...

Using the Webb telescope, scientists discovered an unexpectedly cold, dense region within Io’s auroral footprint in Jupiter’s northern lights.

If you’re interested in extraterrestrial life, these past few years have given an embarrassment of places to look, even in our own solar system. Mars has been an obvious choice since before ...