Nasa said that the purple space lumps surrounding the planet are massive clouds of X-rays. Some of these lumps are even ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...

SATURN’S iconic rings are set to disappear in weeks, and won’t come back into full view until 2032 The vanishing act is all ...

Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...

Earth's moon might have once had stunning rings like Saturn, but simulations suggest solar radiation, gravity, and planetary ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

While Jupiter is known for its four large Galilean moons (so named because they were ... These geysers contribute not only to Saturn's E-ring formation but also hint at a subsurface ocean's ...