What processes during the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes 288 planetary moons orbiting the solar system's eight worlds ...

NASA is making new discoveries across the solar system, including on Saturn’s moon Titan. Now, the search for life in the ...

How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of ...

How Many Planets Are There in the Solar System? There are 8 planets in our solar system. The planets orbit the Sun in ...

NASA also points out that July and August is an excellent chance to view the constellation Aquila, also known as the eagle as ...

The LSST camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its jaw-dropping first images, each capturing 45 times the area ...

JWST has confirmed Pluto’s bizarre atmospheric behavior and its ghostly interaction with Charon. These findings could reshape our understanding of distant icy worlds—and even hint at how Earth once ...

Moons and other matter More than 150 moons orbit worlds in our solar system. Known as natural satellites, they orbit planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and other debris.