The Solar System is our immediate neighborhood and its planets and moons have shared the same astrophysical environment, e.g., experienced the same evolution of our central star, the Sun. Nevertheless ...

There are also moons in the solar system, that is objects orbiting around the planets. In fact just over 180 moons at the last count. And some of those moons are so large that if they were ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes 288 planetary ...

Our solar system contains a central star with eight planets, dwarf planets, moons, comets and asteroids.

The exploration of ocean worlds and icy moons in our solar system has become a focal point in the search for extraterrestrial life. These celestial bodies, particularly Europa and Enceladus ...