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Looking Inside Icy Moons

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...
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Is It Possible for Moons to Have Their Own Moons?

The idea of a moon having its own moon sounds strange but fascinating. People often wonder if a smaller object […] ...
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Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet's Title of 'Moon King'

Saturn and Jupiter have been locked in a competition for the planet with the highest number of moons. But as it happens, Jupiter never really stood a chance: Saturn has just won by a huge margin. That ...
The Atlantic

No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d identified a new quasi-moon: “2025 PN7 seems to be ...
CNN

When and how to see the rare super blue moon

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. August continues to ...
The Conversation

Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear

Laura Nicole Driessen is an ambassador for the Orbit Centre of Imagination at the Rise and Shine Kindergarten, in Sydney's Inner West. Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official ...