While the moon once had a weak magnetic field generated by a small molten core, the team's research suggests it likely wouldn ...

The optical illusion occurs because people are used to interpreting shadows as coming from an overhead light source. But that's not necessarily the orientation of spacecraft. In many satellite photos, ...

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to ...

There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo. For instance, a 2022 analysis suggested that in the first billion years, when the Moon was covered in molten ...

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has always fascinated scientists with its thick, hazy atmosphere—the only one like it on any ...

With the planned return of humans on the Moon, it is important to consider how electron flux affects not only scientific data ...

The puzzling behavior of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed. The team has shown that the thick, hazy atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon doesn't spin in line with its surface, but instead wobbles ...

A new report on the U.S.'s readiness in the face of threats from space has revealed concerns about our vulnerability to major ...

Cassini data reveal Titans atmosphere wobbles like a gyroscope, drifting seasonally instead of spinning in sync with the moon ...

Two new studies used gravity data to pull back the curtain on the deep interiors of the Moon and one of the solar system’s largest asteroids.

On Titan, clouds of methane unleash a cold, oily rain—very different from the water-based downpours we see on Earth. For the ...

NASA’s GRAIL mission reveals thermal differences in the moon’s mantle, explaining surface contrasts between its sides.