Two recent studies published in Icarus examine tectonic processes known as shear stresses which are also referred to as strike-slip faults on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and Saturn’s largest moon, ...

Ganymede, Europa and Callisto orbit Jupiter, while Titan and Enceladus orbit Saturn. Three of the moons are exploration targets for the European Space Agency in the 2030s, with the JUICE mission ...

A “remarkably young” ocean may be hiding beneath the icy cratered surface of Saturn’s “Death Star” moon – making it “a prime candidate” for studying the origins of life, scientists ...

Search for Life Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough. ... Ganymede's sea may be about 60 miles (100 km) deep — 10 times the depth of Earth's oceans.

Scientists have a new map -- the best created so far -- of the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, and it is both beautiful and revealing.

While Ganymede hasn’t yet been observed spewing plumes of water vapor like Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Jupiter’s largest moon is most likely hiding an enormous saltwater ocean.

An ancient impact Ganymede has long intrigued Hirata, who said he believes uncovering its evolution is “meaningful.” The moon’s surface is a study in contrasts, with bright regions of ridges ...

A new study revealed that a massive asteroid may have hit Jupiter’s moon Ganymede about 4 billion years ago, shifting the moon on its axis.