The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...
Floridians will have a front row seat for this week's cosmic event — a total lunar eclipse. Here's why the moon will be red ...
Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?
Space companies need Starship's super-heavy heft to fly human habitats and mining equipment to the moon. The rocket just ...
Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found ...