The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see ... there are currently thousands of human-made satellites in orbit around Earth that satisfy the definition above but are not ...

Like all moons in the outer solar system, it's mostly made of water ice, but its surface is unusually dark. When Cassini flew past it measured its density to be 55% that of water — its interior ...

If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will probably be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it is the only natural satellite you can see with your ...

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, marked by its Great Red Spot (which, by the way, is shrinking) and its 90-plus moons. The gas giant tends not to grab as many headlines as its ...

Like all moons in the outer solar system, it's mostly made of water ice, but its surface is unusually dark. When Cassini flew past it measured its density to be 55% that of water — its interior ...

More broadly, we study these tiny samples and can extrapolate the history of the solar system.” Moon shot. As humans gear up to go back to the moon, scientists are keenly aware that the last human to ...

Since then, many additional moons have been discovered orbiting around Jupiter and Saturn, as well as around other planets of the solar system. “Moon” is the name of the Earth’s only ...

In this edition of Inverse Daily, decide if you would like to live on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, learn about magnetic nanobots that eat pollution, and more.

But of the nearly 300 moons found to date, not a single one is a ringed moon. This, actually, is weird. Of the eight planets in the Solar System, half have rings of dust and ice orbiting their ...

More broadly, we study these tiny samples and can extrapolate the history of the solar system.” Moon shot. As humans gear up to go back to the moon, scientists are keenly aware that the last human to ...