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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

In 2005 the Cassini spacecraft visiting Saturn flew through something engineers didn’t expect—a fine water mist, spraying into space at 1,290 kilometers per hour through cracks in the surface of ...

A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...