Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ...

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...

Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, ...

Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed the unstable ...

Cosmic rays from deep space might be the secret energy source that allows life to exist underground on Mars and icy moons like Enceladus and Europa. New research reveals that when these rays interact ...

Learn how cosmic rays, normally seen as a threat to humans in space, may be sustaining life beneath the surface of Mars and ...

A new breakthrough has come to the fore regarding the search for extraterrestrial life in space. A recent research study has ...

Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

Learn about cryovolcanism, which shapes the surface of icy moons in the outer Solar System by releasing water that ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

A new study could help identify ancient signs of cryovolcanic activity. This, in turn, could help guide the search for ...