Future missions may be able to take only a small, damaged sample from space back to Earth. A simple analysis tool could help ...

A new study reanalyzing 14 years of Hubble data weakens evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa, though scientists say the ...

Recent findings suggest that one of Saturn’s icy moons may harbor a stable ocean capable of supporting life. This revelation could potentially revolutionize our understanding of habitable environments ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky ...

If life exists on Saturn's moon Enceladus of Jupiter's moon Europa, these scientists are on the trail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Signs of water plumes spewing from Jupiter’s icy moon Europa have vanished in a hydrogen haze. An analysis of nearly a decade of Hubble Space Telescope observations of Europa shows no strong evidence ...

A source of fascination for scientists are the volcanoes on distant icy moons, such as Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. These moons have liquid water underground that erupts to the ...

The team still can't confidently rule out the existence of Europa's water vapor, especially as similar plumes have been more ...

For years, Saturn’s small icy moon Enceladus has drawn attention for the erupting jets at its south pole. Those dramatic plumes proved that a deep saltwater ocean sits under the crust. New research ...

Saturn's moon Mimas, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft. A new study shows how such small ice moons could sustain a liquid ocean beneath an icy shell, and how that could give rise to surface features.