Did you know that Jupiter has 95 moons? And some of them are really big, like planet-sized big. I'm going to populate these ...

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System. With 79 moons, it falls just behind Saturn’s moon count of 82. Imagine ...

The moons were discovered by a group of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States, and France. Between 2019 and 2021, they used the Canada France Hawaii Telescope to repeatedly monitor the ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...

Saturn has seized the title of moon king. Astronomers have just discovered as many as 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings Saturn's grand total to 274 moons. To put it into perspective, that's ...

Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth ...

Of all the major planets in the solar system, Jupiter is the largest. Observers have a ring-side seat this week to view this amazing world. Jupiter reached opposition on April 7, meaning it is at the ...

A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon ...

An eye-catching pattern on the surface of Europa, an ice-covered moon, may have profound implications for our understanding ...

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a landmark observation by a team of international ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

If you're up late on Monday night (Oct. 13), or awake in the predawn hours of Tuesday (Oct. 14), look east for a striking sight. The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the ...