Jupiter’s moons are among the most fascinating worlds in the solar system, but reaching them is a monumental challenge. This exploration explains how far these moons really are, how long spacecraft ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, may harbor a boiling ocean underground. It's also currently ...

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Several small worlds beyond Jupiter are not just frozen rubble. Beneath their shining skins, many hide oceans of liquid water. New research says those seas do not always stay calm. When the ice lids ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Where do we come from? How did our planet form? How do we know about the history of our solar system? You can explore these universal questions in ...

Humankind is returning to the Moon, but we won’t stop there. The international Artemis program is designed to enable exploration much farther afield. Care to float around on the Martian moons? How ...

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds. Previous research found that some of the icy moons in the outer solar ...