Tonight, skywatchers are in for a rare and spectacular treat as the Moon and Jupiter align in the night sky. Whether you’re ...

If you do check out Jupiter with a small telescope on Sunday night, you'll see all four Galilean moons, with Ganymede and Io ...

In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft discovered striking tectonic faults at the south pole known as 'tiger stripes' (bottom right), which allow water from the inner ocean to escape. Analysis found that ...

Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...

Researchers at TU Dresden have developed a laser-powered ice drill capable of boring narrow, deep holes on icy moons like Europa and Enceladus.

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 ...

Wondering about the next full moon or why tonight's moon looks orange? Here's what to know and when to see the bright hunter's supermoon of 2025. The moon appears orange because its light, reflected ...

A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust where an ocean is thought to ...

The Moon faces a constant spray of charged particles from the Sun, yet it keeps a whisper thin envelope of atoms swirling above its dusty plains. Two rival explanations, blasts from micrometeorites ...

Can life survive in the solar system once the sun dies and becomes a red giant star? New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer ...