Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

The race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System may have just finally come screeching to a halt.

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

With the new spottings, Saturn has usurped Jupiter which has 95 known moons, while Uranus (28) and Neptune (16) remain third ...

It’s definitely on the list of places scientists would love ... Europa is one of Jupiter’s biggest moons and easily one of the most interesting. Its surface is covered in cracked ice, with ...

Fluorescent caves deep below America show how alien life could exist on one of Jupiter's moons, say scientists. The chemistry ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other ...

Meanwhile,ESA’s JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), expected to arrive ... adding to the growing list of potentially habitable environments in our solar system.

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa ... of moon-like objects astronomers are likely to want to add to the list. Edward Ashton, who led the discovery of the new moons, doesn’t think ...