Despite their liquid water and potential for habitability, these moons are very different environments from Earth. On Earth, ...

Rather than flowing magma, geological shifts on icy moons are produced by melting ice. The ice shells coating these moons wax ...

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...

Experts have discovered that the moon is leaking heat from both of its poles, which they say indicates that Enceladus could ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

A team using the telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has just discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, was already the reigning champion of moon-having. A 2023 ...

Amateur astronomers using a mid-sized telescope of around 6 inches in aperture will be able to enjoy particularly clear views ...

A team of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the U.S., and France discovered the 128 new moons in 2023 using the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). On March 11, 2025, the International Astronomical ...

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

Saturn has seized the title of moon king. Astronomers have just discovered as many as 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings Saturn's grand total to 274 moons. To put it into perspective, that's ...