The blissfully dark nights surrounding this month's new moon phase on Feb. 17 present a perfect opportunity to explore the ...

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The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.

Europa hides one of the most intriguing environments in the solar system beneath its frozen surface. This story traces how ...

Jupiter is the king of moons. With 95 of them orbiting the gas giant, some are so large they rival planets in size. But what ...

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with celestial events, according to a new skywatching update ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Pottsville winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades.

Europa has a deep ocean, but a new study suggests its seafloor may be too quiet to supply the energy life needs to survive.

Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...

A thick shell "implies a longer route that oxygen and nutrients would have to travel to connect Europa’s surface with its subsurface ocean." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

On Feb. 1, the Snow Moon will rise alongside some of winter's brightest stars after drifting past Jupiter A nearly full moon will shine alongside Jupiter on Friday, Jan. 30, creating an easy-to-spot ...

For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have revised that knowledge using new data and ...