Astronomers have constructed a 3D representation of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be one of the biggest objects to impact the Moon next decade. Using observations from the Gemini South Telescope ...

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

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 ...

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

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

“Based on our projections, I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up ... fragment and a large number of the smaller moons on similar orbits. The discovery of the new moons was made with ...

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

The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

TBD: ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. space force missions. April could also see United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur ...

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

Saturn has surpassed Jupiter, which has 95 known moons, with the new sightings. Uranus (28), and Neptune (16) are still ...