A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

which gives Saturn a grand total of 82 moons, flying past Jupiter's 79. The discovery unlocks a trove of possible new hints at how Saturn and its moons became what they are today. "Using some of ...

JANUARY 5, 2024 — Titan’s “magic islands” are likely floating chunks of porous, icy organic solids, a new study by UTSA professor ... spanning all Earth and space sciences. Saturn’s largest moon, ...

Cassini images may reveal birth of new Saturn moon NASA's Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn that may be a new moon, and may also provide ...

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82 ...

Saturn's moon, Titan, is the only other celestial body we know of where long-lasting reservoirs of liquid pool on the surface ...

ForbesAny Biomass On Saturn's 'Snowball Moon' Enceladus Could Be No Bigger ... Published in the Geophysical Research Letters journal this week, the new research came about from an examination ...

That’s according to new research that lays out exactly ... selected Asteroid Belt objects, and selected moons of Jupiter and Saturn before the end of the 21st century. The 23rd century could ...

Scientists may have found an explanation for the mysterious, eccentric orbits of objects far beyond Neptune in our solar ...

This artist's concept of a lake at the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan illustrates raised rims and rampartlike features such as those seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft around the moon's Winnipeg ...

NASA shares breathtaking images of astronomical events, such as supermoons and eclipses, which showcase the beauty of the ...