The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier ...

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Saturn has decisively claimed the crown. With the discovery of 128 new moons, the ringed planet’s total count has soared to 274 — nearly twice as many as all other planets combined. Jupiter now trails ...

A third possibility involves propulsion. “Maybe they are sending spacecraft using these powerful lasers,” Marchis said. “You can imagine a spacecraft made of a gigantic sail and [they] can ...

Elon Musk-led SpaceX is set to launch NASA’s Crew-10 mission, marking a critical step in replacing Crew-9 and bringing home stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore. The Falcon-9 ...

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter withdrew his appearance at a Heritage event Wednesday morning where the report was set to be released The Heritage Foundation has composed a new proposal calling for ...

All of the newly discovered moons are classified as "irregular moons," which are objects captured by Saturn early in the solar system's history. Listen to Story These moons are small, measuring only a ...

However, NASA said in December 2024 that their return would be further delayed until at least late March. The spacecraft landed uncrewed in a New Mexico desert on Sept. 6, 2024. Williams first flew to ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...