When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.

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

The Solar System is more than just planets; it is home to a dazzling variety of moons, each with its own unique charm. Some ...

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though ...

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...

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

Theia, the world that helped form the Moon, came from the Solar System. Chemical clues in Earth and Moon rocks reveal this ...

Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.

Several small worlds beyond Jupiter are not just frozen rubble. Beneath their shining skins, many hide oceans of liquid water ...

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

According to researchers, the composition of a planet or celestial body holds the entire story of its formation and origin.