The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...

Astronomers have recently made a major discovery in our Solar System. They have identified 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

After graduating from UT in 1963, Gentry Lee studied at MIT before entering the world of space exploration research. Now, as ...

The Pennsylvania Wilds Astronomy Club members announce the donation of three more high-quality portable telescopes to local ...

Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...

Turns out, there’s a lot more floating around the planet Saturn than those famous rings. Space scientists announced last week they’ve discovered Saturn has 128 more moons, for a total of 274, far more ...

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...