Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched ...

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first full moon of 2025 is the called the Wolf Moon. It will be rising into the night sky this week.

Looking further into the future, scientists dream of even more ambitious missions. Some ideas include sending submarines into ...

Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

But what about Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors, or planets and moons even farther away? Scientists and space agencies ...

January's full Moon came to be known as the Wolf Moon because wolves were more likely to be heard howling at this time.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up with the gas giant in ...

Saturn as seen from one of its largest moons are the latest example of silver and gold coins for Niue, and are now available.