Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

A team of researchers led by Katherine Bermingham from Rutgers University in New Brunswick has discovered that water did not ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

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 ...

In a nutshell Scientists found pristine salt minerals in asteroid Bennu samples that formed in a specific sequence as ancient ...

NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...

The exploration of ocean worlds and icy moons in our solar system has become a focal point in the search for extraterrestrial life. These celestial bodies, particularly Europa and Enceladus ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, ...