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Uranus's moons — what is unique about each moon and why do they orbit at a tilt?

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The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the ...

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ...

The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its momentum goes to the Moon. To put it another way, as the Moon's orbital momentum ...

Imagine a massive celestial body colliding with Uranus at high speed; this impact could have 'overturned' Uranus, causing its ...

Forget UFOs and alien abductions, here’s how scientists are really looking for life on other worlds.It is easy to wax lyrical ...