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

Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon and the solar system's largest, is bigger than Mercury and the dwarf planet Pluto, with a diameter of 5,268 kilometers.

If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will ... So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition ...

The largest of Saturn's moons and the first to be discovered is Titan. It is the only moon in the solar system known to have a substantial atmosphere. Nitrogen and methane extend around the moon ...

At the end of June 2024, the Chang'e 6 probe returned to Earth with approximately 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples.Preliminary ...

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

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

Ganymede is the largest of all solar system moons, exceeding Mercury and Pluto in size. Neptune’s moons are named after Greek sea gods and nymphs. Triton, the largest of these moons, has a ...

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

Jupiter's four largest moons – Io, Europa ... objects are governed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Originally, all moons in the Solar System were given names from Greco-Roman mythology.

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io ... by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Originally, all moons in the Solar System were given names from Greco-Roman mythology.

In a paper published in National Science Review, a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated impact ...