The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

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Imagine the solar system's planets throwing a Bollywood dance party. Each planet has its unique dance move. Mercury moves ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

The infinity of the universe hides facts such as the one that has been uncovered in recent days. An object 13 times the size of the planet Jupiter is wandering uncontrollably throu ...

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more ...

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

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

Kellie Gerardi of Jupiter, is her own kind of astronaut, one who marries science and sparkle and who wants to show other ...

How do rogue planetary-mass objects – celestial bodies that fall between planets and stars in size – come into existence? An ...