But it’s not just looks. Rocky composition, general size, orbital behaviors—a lot of those qualities can be the same on both ...

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh ...

A new study published in The Astronomical Journal has revealed an astonishing possibility: free-floating planets, long considered cosmic castaways, may not be as solitary as once thought. Using the ...

ESA is now planning a mission that can detect moons around planets outside our Solar System, those orbiting other stars. Everyone knows our Moon: lovers stare at it, wolves howl at it, and ESA ...

A team of astronomers announced Tuesday that a new satellite measuring roughly 90 football fields across was discovered ...

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Uranus' new moon, S/2025 U1, was discovered in February 2025 and is approximately 6 miles in diameter, orbiting Uranus at a ...

The International Astronomical Union recognized 128 newly discovered moons orbiting the ringed planet.

The search for moons in orbit around these planets is important in our search for alien life as they too will be in the habitable zone but are more likely to be rocky and Earth-like, with the ...

Snow moon is next: Get ready for parade of planets in February. When to view in Florida ...