Uranus, the mysterious ice giant, has 27 known moons, each named after literary characters from Shakespeare and Alexander ...

The trans-Neptunian object Altjira, 44 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, could be the second known trinary, ...

Our solar system is home to some truly bizarre moons, each with unique characteristics hinting at the diverse and mysterious nature of our solar system. Saturn's small inner moon, Enceladus ...

In a potential breakthrough in the search for alien life, a team of international researchers has identified chemical ...

There may be a clear winner in the race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System. Saturn officially has 128 new moons, taking its confirmed total to an astonishing 274 moons.

How can Uranus be used to indirectly study its moons and identify if they possess subsurface oceans? This is what a recent ...

While all the ingredients are there, the moon's composition likely prevents them from coming together in any meaningful way.

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a fascinating world that is unique among moons of the outer solar system. It's shrouded in a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what ...

Scientists using the James Webb Telescope have detected a gas on K2-18b that, on Earth, is only produced by living ...

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...

The case for having a permanent base on the moon as a staging point for space exploration has been made many times over the years. Actually constructing a real lunar facility presents numerous ...