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Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ice," according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: Space.com / im ...

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Moons like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus may hold the ingredients for alien life, with NASA missions set to investigate.

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A new study suggests that organic molecules detected on Saturn's moon Enceladus could be a result of radiation-driven chemistry, complicating the search for extraterrestrial life.

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

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High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

A new experiment simulating the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus suggests that the organic compounds found in plumes erupting from its subsurface ocean may actually form on the moon's surface, ...