Planets, moons, and the quest for life beyond earth As we explore the vast expanse of space, we embark on a journey that ...
Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...
A reassessment of data from NASA's Voyager 2 has revealed that Uranus' moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging assumptions about its potential for life.
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long thought. Instead, ...
Today: While Stonehenge is an ancient burial ground visited by religious people for thousands of years, MIThenge is an ...
A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...
Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.
"The same is true for Saturn's moon Enceladus." says co-author Alexander Berne of CalTech in Pasadena and an affiliate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. "Enceladus has an ice ...
Scientists have developed a new method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons. Importantly, the new ...
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.