Gravitational assists are an emblematic example of why space travel is hard —it is exactly rocket science, after all. Gravity ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is often described as one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system. It features vast ...

In a stunning reminder of our place in the vastness of space, a remarkable image taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows ...

New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

NASA's discoveries reveal water's prevalence beyond Earth, from subsurface oceans on moons to vapor in exoplanet atmospheres.

How can radio astronomers successfully identify extraterrestrial radio signals while discerning them from Earth-based radio signals? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal ...

A DISTANT moon in our solar system might mirror Earth’s seasons, according to scientists, who also believe it could be a ...

Recently, researchers, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, have been investigating the weather on Saturn's moon Titan, and they've found some bizarre weather phenomena that are quite ...

Typically, solar heat or a planet’s gravity influences atmospheric behaviour. Scientists expected Titan’s tilt to shift over ...

“In the universe, an absolute vacuum is rare, and most of the universe is very low-density high-temperature plasma,” said Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona. “In principle, sound ...

A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds habitable ...