Some of the most fascinating worlds in our cosmic neighborhood are not planets, but the moons that orbit around them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Cassini spacecraft image of shepherd moons Pandora and Prometheus (each roughly 80 kilometers in diameter) acting on Saturn’s F ring. The satellites’ gravity causes the perturbations shown here, which ...

The 29th moon found to be orbiting the solar system’s 7th planet is about six miles wide. By Katrina Miller The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded. On Tuesday, astronomers using the James ...

"This is the first detailed radiation map of the region at these higher energies, which is a major step in understanding how Jupiter's radiation environment works." When you purchase through links on ...

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Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus revealed a bland, bluish atmosphere, an unexpectedly tilted and offset magnetic field comparable to Earth's, and provided the first detailed images of its dark, faint ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astronomers are adding three newly discovered moons to our solar ...