New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ...

The icy moon Miranda is the latest satellite in our solar system to spark hope in the search for life beyond Earth.

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is at its ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, ...

Fred Schaaf promises plenty of opportunities for spectacular views of the moon, planets and stars these next two weeks.

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the ...

a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that’s out of this world. People all over North America spent the afternoon awed by the movement of the moon’s shadow, the last time ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

Although most people wouldn't see it for another year, 35 years ago today A Grand Day Out cemented a British institute in the ...