The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

The Earth's moon falls under the category of regular moons, which are natural satellites that follow a mostly stable, ...

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

A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct ...

Irregular moons follow wide, elliptical orbits and are often highly inclined. They're much different from regular moons like Earth's moon, which follows a much less elliptical path and is only ...

Advancements in technology can explain the sudden increase in moon discoveries. More powerful telescopes can spot smaller moons — particularly irregular moons — that are abundant around giant ...

The race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System may have just finally come screeching to a halt.

With this new surge in its moon count, Saturn prevails with the most moons out of any other planet in the Solar System. Astronomers are now wondering, though, how this abundance of moons emerged in ...