Planetary scientist Adeene Denton runs computer simulations to investigate Pluto, the moons of Saturn and other icy bodies in the solar system.

Recent scientific modeling has proposed a fascinating theory about how Pluto captured its largest moon, Charon. The theory ...

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Explore the evolving rare earth hypothesis, highlighting new findings on habitability and the conditions for complex life on ...

For many, space travel is unrealistic – spaceships are expensive, and interplanetary exploration doesn’t fit in with a 9-to-5 ...

Welcome to November! There’s a full moon in Taurus on the 5th that’s lighting up the sky this week! Now that we’re deep into Scorpio season, this full moon is here to remind us that our needs aren’t ...

But as researchers have discovered more moonlike objects in our solar system—including 128 moons orbiting Saturn just this ...

Disney and Formula 1’s new collaboration will launch at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, featuring special Disney entertainment and a new merchandise line.

After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student ...