Moons

Space Saturn’s rings and moon Titan formed through ancient moon collisions

A new model links Saturn’s rings and Titan to ancient moon collisions, revealing a surprisingly violent recent history.

Space Many small moons in our solar system have boiling oceans hidden beneath their ice Joseph Shavit

Space Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected Joseph Shavit

Space New research finds water on icy moons defies the laws of physics

Space James Webb Telescope finds hidden moon orbiting Uranus

Space Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn

Space NASA’s Juno mission solves Io’s 44-year-old volcano mystery

Space Earth actually has several moons – not just one

Space Gigantic asteroid impact knocked the Solar System’s biggest moon off its axis

Space Earth has 7 strange quasi-moons, minimoons, and two ghost moons

Discoveries Saturn reclaims ‘moon king’ title from Jupiter

Discoveries This is why Jupiter doesn’t have rings like Saturn

Discoveries Europa could be key in the search for extraterrestrial life

Global Good Saturn’s moon Mimas may have water under its icy surface

Innovations Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals