Astronomers find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
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Colossal Asteroid, 20 Times the Size of Dinosaur-Killer, Struck Solar System’s Largest Moon 4 Billion Years Ago
Four billion years ago, Ganymede literally got knocked sideways. A giant asteroid slammed into Jupiter’s largest moon, ...
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A Series of Cosmic Collisions Gave Saturn 128 'New' Moons
The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.
Saturn Now Has 274 Moons But Exactly What Makes Something A Moon Remains Unclear
Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons , as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...
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March 2025: What’s in the sky this month? A total lunar eclipse, Venus remains bright, and Mars and Jupiter continue to dominate
A total lunar eclipse occurs this month. Venus transitions from evening to morning, while Mars and Jupiter dominate the late ...
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Old NASA mission reveals an unlikely world harbors an ocean
SEE ALSO: NASA spacecraft saw something incredible near Jupiter's Great Red Spot From left, moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Io are seen orbiting Jupiter in a Hubble Space Telescope image.
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede is generating 'killer' electromagnetic waves that could damage spacecraft
Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is generating "killer" waves of electrons that astronomers say could damage spacecraft going on future missions. These electromagnetic waves can be found all around ...
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Is Europa alive? A laser could detect biosignatures from space
Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...
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Mission to investigate signs of life on Jupiter's icy moons
The JUICE mission aims to explore Jupiter's icy moons—Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa—believed to harbor subsurface oceans, a key factor for potential extraterrestrial life.
NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Photographs Mars And Jupiter Lining Up In Space
In late January this year, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft turned its cameras to the sky and captured some incredible images. The ...
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NASA Spacecraft Whipping Around Mars to Slingshot Itself Toward Jupiter's Mysterious Moon
NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself towards Jupiter's smallest moon later this ...