Jupiter and Saturn now have 15 more known moons between them. Four have been added to Jupiter and 11 to Saturn, bringing ...

Gas giant Saturn has significantly extended its "who has the most moons in the Solar System" competition, with 11 more moons being added to its tally. Meanwhile, Jupiter has finally cracked 100, with ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disk encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The “planet parade” — mistakenly being called an alignment ...

The team of astronomers behind the find suggested it could help us better understand planet and moon formation in our solar system and beyond the Milky Way. The team was able to make the first-ever ...

The moon is our constant companion and the only natural object that always orbits Earth. It's about four times smaller than Earth and its gravity is much weaker, which is why astronauts bounce around ...

What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Trick question! According to scientific definitions, there often isn’t much of a difference at all. That might seem counterintuitive, but it’s true.

A full “pink” moon rises over Mount Perun near Split, Croatia, in 2024. Despite its name, the moon doesn’t appear rosy—the nickname comes from spring wildflowers that bloom across North America.