Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...

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

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

"Based on our projections, I don't think Jupiter will ever catch up," Ashton said. All of the new moons are irregular moons. Irregular moons follow wide, elliptical orbits and are often highly ...

YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...

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

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons.

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were ... Regular moons tend to orbit their planets in nice ...