"We aim to continue to investigate ways we can use geophysical measurements to better understand the conditions which may ...
The study's author explains how understanding Enceladus' expulsions is instrumental to understanding the potential ...
Saturn's moon Enceladus is known for spewing jets of water-ice into space, with new research revealing a potential mechanism ...
Researchers found Enceladus’ eruptions, which vary in brightness, stem from four distinct fractures on the surface of the celestial body, referred to as “tiger stripes.” The study, led by Alexander ...
Now you can get the top stories from Gizmodo delivered to your inbox. Enter your email below. Jostling on the fault lines of Enceladus’ frozen crust may be responsible for the plumes of icy ...
The team’s study focused on Enceladus’ “tiger stripes”—long fissures mostly located in southern swaths of the moon that some thought were caused by an ancient impact event. Other ...
Enceladus’ south pole plume produces two peaks over the course of the moon’s 33-hour orbit. One theory was that the tiger-stripe faults open and close, allowing varying amounts of material to escape ...
New research has revealed the sliding side-by-side motion along distinctive "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus is linked to jets of ice crystals that erupt from its icy shell. The findings ...
Researchers found Enceladus’ eruptions, which vary in brightness, stem from four distinct fractures on the surface of the celestial body, referred to as “tiger stripes.” The study ...