While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest.

If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will probably be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it is the only natural satellite you can see with your ...

The eight largest moons in our solar system are Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, Earth's Moon, Europa, Triton, and Titania.

Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of ...

NASA announced today that it's detected subsurface oceans on Ganymede, the solar system's largest moons, while earlier announcements point to hydrothermal vents on Enceladus, the small moon of Saturn.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Every 15 years, people on Earth can see the shadow (red box) of Saturn's largest moon Titan ...

Titan is quite unique in the solar system. It is Saturn's largest moon, even bigger than Mercury. Moreover, it has a rare feature: a thick atmosphere, which is uncommon among moons. When we think of ...

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Uranus's moons — what is unique about each moon and why do they orbit at a tilt?

Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and ...

This composite image of Pluto, right, and Charon, its largest moon, showcases photos captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI Unlike how scientists believe ...