The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more are waiting to be discovered?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92 for our solar system. The new count vaults Jupiter past Saturn ...

Earth's own moon, a beautiful but stark, dead world shaped by ancient volcanoes and countless impact craters, is undoubtedly the most familiar, but it's far from being the most interesting.

Counting Saturn's new moons, there are 289 moons among the eight planets in the solar system and Pluto, which has five. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet from a full-size one by the ...

Many of the other moons of the solar system claim their names from mythological characters. One of Neptune’s moons for example is called "Triton" after the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.

These moons, which vary in size and composition, offer a glimpse into the enigmatic past of our solar system. Let's go on a pictorial tour of 10 of the most interesting moons of Uranus, as ...

We have a whole lot of weird moons in the Solar System. We have hot moons and cold moons. There's a moon with liquid and many moons that are dusty. One planet has a walnut moon, and another has ...

Our Solar System’s moons and planets have water—in the form of ice, vapor, and even oceans. Scientists are finding more evidence of water outside of Earth.

Ganymede, which is the largest moon in the Solar System, is also one of its ‘ocean worlds’. Most of these are moons that have an icy crust on top of a subsurface ocean.