Not that it was a competition, but Saturn surpassed Jupiter in known moons a few years ago. Now the giant planet may never ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the planet with the most moons with 274.The International ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, March 20, 2025, the moon is 20 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

In 2023, Jupiter reclaimed the lead with 12 new moons. However, later that year, astronomers spotted an impressive 68 new ...

Some revolve around Saturn in the normal counterclockwise direction, called prograde, like our moon. The others orbit the planet in the opposite direction, or in retrograde. The arcs near the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

On March 23, however, the iconic rings are set to 'disappear'. This is due to the Earth’s orbit crossing the plane of the ...

Saturn's moons are unlike our Moon orbiting Earth. Its largest moon, Titan, is one of the most Earth-like celestial bodies in the entire Solar System. Enceladus i s Saturn's icy moon, with a ...

University of Iowa Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy Allison Jaynes said these findings are a good stepping stone to learn more about the Earth's moon and the entire solar system.