Tinted detail of a photo: Fisheye view of bright green aurora bands swirling across a starry night sky above a snowy curved horizon, with a small lit building at the right edge.
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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

edited by Mrittika Ghosh

Mrittika is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University. Her research interests are space physics and plasma astrophysics.

Water Transport from Enceladus through the Saturnian System: From Plume to Neutral torus

and November 6, 2026
Three contour plots showing water density distributions in blue, white, and red. The views transition from a close-up of a red peak to a wide-angle view of a symmetrical blue and white plume.

Saturn is best known for its spectacular rings, but the rings are closely connected to the surrounding Saturnian environment. One of the sources of material in this system is the small icy moon Enceladus. During the Cassini mission, spectacular plumes were discovered erupting from fractures near Enceladus’ south pole, known as the tiger stripes. These …[Read More]