Hydrogen cyanide is what's described as a polar molecule, in the sense that it has one side with a positive electric charge ...

NASA has discovered Saturn's moon Titan can mix molecules in ways previously thought impossible, shedding light on origins-of ...

Scientists found new evidence to strengthen the case that Enceladus, small moon of Saturn about 310 miles wide, may have ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...

Titan’s harsh chemistry breaks basic rules, offering new clues about how life’s building blocks might form in space.

Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and ...

Scientists reexamining data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have uncovered exciting new evidence from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. The spacecraft detected complex organic molecules being blasted into ...

Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a "stealth" ocean world, according to new research. Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.

Photo cuts through haze to reveal some of the features on moon's surface. This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission ...