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

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

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

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

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

Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...

"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 ...

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

Jupiter, the closest competitor to the ... "These 'irregular' moons have retrograde orbits around Saturn -- traveling around in the opposite direction from the planet's rotation.