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

Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.

Scientists have discovered a new form of water called "plastic ice VII" that exists under extreme pressures and temperatures, ...

Even the icy planets in our solar system such as Neptune, Uranus or Jupiter's moon Europa, might have harboured plastic ice VII.

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary ...

Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...