Far beyond Neptune lies a vast and unsettling frontier filled with dwarf planets, ancient ice worlds, collapsing atmospheres, ...

A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a staggering 274 official satellites. That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far ...

Is a “temporary second moon” really going to orbit the Earth? That’s the claim made in a number of viral social media posts ...

"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring ...

A new study published as a pre-peer-reviewed paper on arXiv and accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics suggests ...

Saturn, too tiny to make out, lies at the center of a swarm of 274 moons shown her at their correct relative distances from the planet. The blue and red arcs represent the moons' orbits. Some revolve ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed look at a carbon-rich disk surrounding the exoplanet CT Cha b, located about 625 light-years from Earth. The observations reveal a ...

Stargazers will in one week have a chance to spot Saturn and the moon sharing a section of the night sky in what's known as a ...

Ruined structures -- Rocks in a stream -- Systems inside systems -- Strange places and small things -- Pebbles and giant impacts -- The last ones standing -- A billion earths Summary An astonishing ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to look to the sky in 2026. The new year kicks off with the full wolf moon on ...

Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction.

Saturn and the moon will appear close together in Nevada skies. Here’s how and where to spot the pairing, known as a ...