The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

World's Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Earth's Ancient History Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly ...

Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...

Scientists have discovered a new form of water called "plastic ice VII" that exists under extreme pressures and temperatures, ...

The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

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

9, 2024 — Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth ... asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...