Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...

Gravity and motion make time pass faster on Mars than Earth, reshaping navigation, communication, and future crewed missions.

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around Earth. Unlike the Earth's moon, quasi-moons are not gravitationally bound ...

Recent research has unveiled that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons, may be home to a stable subsurface ocean that could potentially support life. This groundbreaking discovery, led by scientists ...

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For years, scientists thought Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus only lost heat through its dramatic south pole, where plumes of water vapor and ice shoot out from deep fissures. That image just changed. New ...

Scientists have just uncovered new evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus might be hiding alien life beneath its frozen surface. Thanks to data from NASA’s Cassini mission, researchers detected heat ...

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NASA’s Cassini mission has revealed surprising heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, showing the moon releases energy from both ends. This balance of heat could allow its subsurface ocean to remain ...

Blue Origin stands ready to help NASA achieve its goals with regard to landing humans on the Moon as soon as possible, the company’s chief executive said Saturday in an interview with Ars. “We just ...