What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

How do you spot moons, and why hadn't anybody seen these ones already? Doesn't Jupiter have the most moons? What are they going to call all these moons? Are there more out there? And what exactly ...

Doesn’t Jupiter have the most moons? What are they going to call all these moons? Are there more out there? And what exactly makes something a moon, anyway? These new discoveries cement Saturn ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...

almost twice as many as all other planets in our solar system combined, and leaving Jupiter in a distant second place with 95 moons. “Based on our projections, I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

Take your time enjoying it, as you’ve got all evening — the Moon won ... a run of events taking place around mighty Jupiter, as its Galilean moons show off while they dance in their orbits ...

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