New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...

The icy shell of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer of methane ice beneath its surface ...

A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come up with daring space missions. But, for the ...

Placing a mass driver on the moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts. It would open up so many ...

A Chinese Mars rover may have found evidence of an ancient ocean on the arid Red Planet. According to a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, China's Zhurong rover has discovered traces of ...

This work is an important contribution to understanding the role of FGF signaling in the induction of primitive-like cells in a 2D system of human gastrulation. The authors provide compelling evidence ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

This is Mars's moon Phobos. Today ... So we can pair those together. So how does Triton fit in? Well, its surface is mainly nitrogen ice, and it's much smaller. It doesn't fit with either of ...