Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

The solar system is home to bizarre moons like Enceladus and Callisto, each unveiling nature’s wonders and some of science’s ...

Liftoff! NASA's Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter Oct. 14, 2024 — NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the planet with the most moons with 274.The International ...

In 2023, Jupiter reclaimed the lead with 12 new moons. However, later that year, astronomers spotted an impressive 68 new ...

Fluorescent caves deep below America show how alien life could exist on one of Jupiter's moons, say scientists. The chemistry ...

Saturn has surpassed Jupiter, which has 95 known moons, with the new sightings. Uranus (28), and Neptune (16) are still ...

Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon and the solar system's largest, is bigger than Mercury and the dwarf planet Pluto, with a diameter of 5,268 kilometers.

Turns out, there’s a lot more floating around the planet Saturn than those famous rings. Space scientists announced last week ...

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa ... irregular moons can tell us more about the formation of its beautiful rings. Names of astronomical objects are governed by the International ...