Researchers studied two years’ worth of data to find 62 more Saturnian moons, bringing the planet’s total to 145. Image: NASA, ESA, John T. Clarke (Boston University), Zolt G. Levay (STScI) In ...

If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will probably be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it is the only natural satellite you can see with your ...

The exploration of ocean worlds and icy moons presents a compelling narrative in our quest to understand the evolution and habitability of the Solar System. These bodies, which include Enceladus, ...

There may be a clear winner in the race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System. Saturn officially ...

Moons are natural satellites that rotate around planets or asteroids. They come in many shapes, sizes and types. Larger moons are spherical, but others can have an irregular shape or texture. Although ...

As we probe the secrets of far-away corners of the universe, it can be easy to forget we don't yet know everything about our little corner of it. Scientists from the International Astronomical Union's ...

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Three secret moons have been discovered lurking out of sight in our outer solar system. These moons were found orbiting the furthest planets in our solar system: one around Uranus, and the other two ...

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most known moons in the solar system. Astronomers have announced a bumper crop of 62 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, pushing its total to well ...