When kids are done learning, they can test their knowledge in a quiz asking them to match planets to their names or moons.

The worst part about being a werewolf (we suspect) is the loss of control. One day, you’re an ordinary person living out your life and the next day you’re an advice columnist living in the ...

The gas giant planets of our solar system have many moons, which are defined as objects that orbit around planets or other bodies that are not stars. Jupiter has 95 known moons, Uranus 28, and ...

A top down look at the many moons orbiting Jupiter. Scott Sheppard. Jupiter takes the crown from Saturn in terms of moon count. The rival ringed gas giant has 83 known moons.

• NASA Academy of Future Space Explorers (ages 5 – 12) Learn about the planets, their moons and other space phenomena in the solar system. Assemble a model satellite while in training to be an ...

Since the 1970s, spacecraft have been visiting the solar system's distant planets, returning photos of turbulent atmospheres, colorful rings, and bizarre moons. Here are the best photos of our ...

Astronomers have spotted new moons around Uranus and Neptune for the first time in a decade. These are the faintest moons ever spotted orbiting any planet, and they prove a long-standing idea ...

Recent research suggested the first and only moons seen around planets outside the solar system didn't actually exist; now, the scientists who initially found them are back to defend their discovery.

Our solar system may be small in relation to the universe, but amazingly it's still yielding new discoveries. Scientists have found 3 new moons - two orbiting Neptune and one orbiting Uranus.