So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. But this is likely just "the tip of the iceberg," Edward Ashton, an astronomer ...

Researchers armed with the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed that some of Uranus' largest moons have one side brighter ...

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, and the second-largest moon in our solar system. Interestingly amongst the hundreds of moons in our solar system, Titan is the only one with a thick atmosphere.

So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes 288 planetary ...

Miranda, the deformed and most undersized of Uranus' large moons, features a patchwork of ridges, valleys, and great cliffs. Scientists consider its mixed-up surface to be the product of intense ...

For the first time, astronomers think they've found solid evidence of a moon orbiting a planet outside of our solar system. And it's a doozy. The exoplanet, named Kepler-1625b, is 8,000 light ...

Astronomers have captured silicate clouds and a mysterious disk around two giant young exoplanets, revealing surprises that ...

To better understand Jupiter’s primordial stages, researchers turned to the tiniest of the planet’s 92 known moons. Almathea and Thebe respectively circle Jupiter at slightly tilted orbits roughly 112 ...

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant exoplanets form and what their atmospheres can look like, ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is often described as one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system. It features vast ...

Mars can look deserted, but it has its tales. Some are inscribed in dust storms and crater walls. Others are seen in the ...