I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...

With the new spottings, Saturn has usurped Jupiter which has 95 known moons, while Uranus (28) and Neptune (16) remain third ...

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

With the moon in the shadow of the Earth ... sky on the night of the total lunar eclipse to catch a glimpse of Jupiter and Mars, according to NASA. Constellations may also be easier to spot ...

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

Scientists believe that the moons are remnants of larger objects shattered by ancient collisions, a glimpse into the chaotic early solar system.

As of February 2024, Jupiter has 95 moons. By comparison, Mercury, and Venus are moonless, Earth has one moon, and Mars has two. Uranus and Neptune have 28 and 16 known moons, respectively.

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.