Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's ...

Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...

NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) over the surface of the moon. Credit: Space.com | imagery credit: Credit : ...

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...