Moons orbiting rogue planets, worlds flung from their parent star systems into the cold of interstellar space, could maintain ...

Rogue planet moons may stay warm for billions of years, with hydrogen atmospheres trapping heat and enabling liquid water.

Data collected by NASA's missions about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will continue to reveal insights about the comet and ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its (very long) way to Jupiter, and will finally arrive at the King of Planets ...

Spread the loveStargazers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a spectacular treat on March 14, 2026, as one of Jupiter’s most fascinating moons, Io, takes center stage in a remarkable celestial event ...

While Jupiter's main aurora has a great deal of hot materials, a snapshot showed a cold spot in Io's auroral footprint.

The findings suggest that the gas giant's atmosphere reacts instantly to activity involving its orbiting moons.

Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more ...

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how Jupiter reacts to its moons through auroral footprints, plasma ...

An international team of scientists, led by PhD researcher Katie Knowles from Northumbria University, has made groundbreaking ...

Using the Webb telescope, scientists discovered an unexpectedly cold, dense region within Io’s auroral footprint in Jupiter’s northern lights.