We used to think moons were the boring sidekicks of the solar system. For decades, we treated them like cosmic leftovers — cold, dead rocks that did nothing but tag along with their parent planets. We ...

The findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, account for the material strength of the two colliding worlds ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists used simulations to understand the role disruptive impacts play on icy moons ...

In 2025, astronomers uncovered more than 100 new moons orbiting planets in our solar system, an exciting discovery that could help unlock the mysteries of planetary formation. As reported by New ...

What is so unusual about Neptune's moons? Neptune is the only giant planet in the Solar System without a system of large ...

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Venus is one of the solar system's most unusual planets. It may sometimes be called "Earth's twin" because of its similar ...

This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Icy solar system moons. Narrative review articles are also welcomed, to our sister journal Scientific Reviews. For further information, ...

Scientists believe Venus may have had a shallow liquid-water ocean and habitable surface temperatures for up to 2 billion years of its early history, according to findings by NASA. Venus may have ...