New Evidence that Enceladus Has Water

New data collected by the Cassini spacecraft has demonstrated once again that the possibility of a liquid ocean existing underneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is very significant. During its last fly-by of the celestial body, the NASA/ESA mission managed to discover cloud... [ read more >> ]

This unprocessed image was captured by Cassini during its Nov. 21, 2009 flyby of Enceladus. It shows the south polar region, where jets of water vapor and other particles spew from fissures on the surface

Image comment: This unprocessed image was captured by Cassini during its Nov. 21, 2009 flyby of Enceladus. It shows the south polar region, where jets of water vapor and other particles spew from fissures on the surface
Image credits: NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

This unprocessed image was captured by Cassini during its Nov. 21, 2009 flyby of Enceladus. It shows the south polar region, where jets of water vapor and other particles spew from fissures on the surface
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