The solar system is home to bizarre moons like Enceladus and Callisto, each unveiling nature’s wonders and some of science’s ...

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

Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Once the sky grows dark, telescopic observers will also clearly see the planet’s four large moons: Io is alone to Jupiter’s east, while Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto are strung out to the ...

Galileo used his device, as shown in Fig. 1a, to discover the moons of Jupiter, and so confirmed his conviction of the validity of the Copernican model of the Solar System. Figure 1: Key optical ...

Fluorescent caves deep below America show how alien life could exist on one of Jupiter's moons, say scientists. The chemistry in Wind Cave, South Dakota, means that, under an ultraviolet (UV ...