Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.

Despite their liquid water and potential for habitability, these moons are very different environments from Earth. On Earth, ...

Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the ...

If you're wondering what kind of telescope you need to see Saturn and Jupiter, you're halfway to the answer. Although either of the two main types of telescope — refractors and reflectors — can be ...

Miranda, a small moon of Uranus, hides a feature so extreme that it defies most Earth-bound comparisons. Verona Rupes, a ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Saturn's Enceladus moon might be capable of supporting life, according to data collected by NASA's Cassini mission and compiled in a new study in the Science Advances journal. The moon ...

Titan's cold atmosphere — filled with nitrogen and methane — may be similar to what Earth was like billions of years ago. Credit: Jenny McElligott / eMITS illustration Some substances that don't mix ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. The researchers analyzed data from the ...

With the recent discovery of traces of what may or may not be or have been life on Mars, eyes are turning to another world in the solar system which might harbor extraterrestrial life. Old data from ...

In this image provided by NASA, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Enceladus on Nov. 30, 2010, with the shadow of the body of Enceladus on the lower portions of the jets is clearly ...

Astronomers have found that Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, suggesting it’s an even more promising place to look for extraterrestrial life than ...