Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...

Planets travel alone in space, without a parent star. These wandering worlds, far from being rare, might even be extremely common, offering a new and unprecedented view of our galaxy. To ...

NASA is studying several moons of Saturn and Jupiter that carry oceans of liquid water deep beneath their surfaces, where alien life could thrive. Another moon, previously assumed to be a barren ice ...

An illustration shows Saturn's moon Mimas with the gas giant and Enceladus in the background. Astronomers have discovered that a tiny moon of Saturn, named Mimas, may harbor a hidden liquid ocean ...

Astronomers have detected a massive, lonely world drifting through the darkness without a star to call home. This ...

Astronomers have finally weighed a wandering “rogue” planet, uncovering a Saturn-mass world flung into the galaxy after a dramatic planetary breakup.

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

One of NASA's latest discoveries could change the definition of what planetary objects aside from Earth will be considered "potentially habitable." Researchers have found that Saturn's tiny, frozen ...

A celestial swarm of stars will hover near a honey-colored Saturn for the next several months. Sky watchers will see the ringed planet together with the Beehive cluster, or M44, a group of stars that ...

As the New Year 2026 launches, only two bright planets, Saturn and Jupiter, are visible in the entire night sky.

Life in our solar system could be far more likely than it first appeared. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have found ...

If you're outside soon after nightfall this week — say around 10 p.m. your local time — you may notice a large and slender triangle high in the southern sky, a celestial geometry display of two stars ...