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Enceladus’s Fault Lines are Responsible for its Plumes
The Search for Life in our Solar System leads seekers to strange places. From our Earthbound viewpoint, an ice-covered moon…
Solar System Tours: Plumes of Enceladus
“We’re coming up on the plumes!” The co-pilot announced over the intercom. The other six passengers and I took our…
We Now Understand Why Enceladus has ‘Tiger Stripe’ Cracks at its Southern Pole
One of the biggest surprises of the 13-year Cassini mission came in Enceladus, a tiny moon with active geysers at…
Why Does Enceladus Have Stripes at its South Pole?
A study led by the Carnegie Institute of Science has determined why Enceladus' has its mysterious Tiger Stripes.
Check Out NASA’s New Instrument that will Look for Life on Enceladus
NASA recently unveiled their SELFI instrument, which will search Enceladus' plumes to look for signs of life in the interior
How Do We Terraform Saturn’s Moons?
Within the Saturn system, there are many moons which could present the opportunity terraforming. But to do so presents many…
100,000 Ice Blocks Mapped Out at the South Pole … of Enceladus
Ever since the Cassini space probe conducted its first flyby of Enceladus in 2005, the strange Saturnian moon has provided…
Scientists Discover 101 Geysers Erupting at Saturn’s Intriguing Icy Moon Enceladus
Scientists analyzing the reams of data from NASA’s Cassini orbiter at Saturn have discovered 101 geysers erupting from the intriguing…
How Many Moons Does Saturn Have?
Saturn has 53 confirmed and named moons, though as many as 150 may exist. This makes it second only to…
Enceladus’ Jets Reach All the Way to its Sea
Thanks to the Cassini mission we've known about the jets of icy brine spraying from the south pole of Saturn's…