Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...

The Saturn system has always been a contender in the contest for most moons in the solar system. For a while, it was duking it out with Jupiter for the title, but after a recent trio of announcements ...

Enceladus is Saturn's sixth-largest moon, a 500 km-wide icy world famed for its south polar geysers spewing water from a ...

A team of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the U.S., and France discovered the 128 new moons in 2023 using the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). On March 11, 2025, the International Astronomical ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

The evidence that an ocean-covered moon orbiting around Saturn could support life just got a little stronger. Enceladus, a small moon harboring a vast ocean beneath its icy surface, has long been ...

Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a "stealth" ocean world, according to new research. Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed ...

A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a staggering 274 official satellites. That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far ...

Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the ...