From the cratered companion that lights Earth's night sky to the hundreds of icy worlds circling the Solar System's giant planets, moons are among the most fascinating objects in space. Over the past ...

This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and ...

We used to think moons were the boring sidekicks of the solar system. For decades, we treated them like cosmic leftovers — cold, dead rocks that did nothing but tag along with their parent planets. We ...

Learn about the formation of the grains within many meteorites, emerging from collisions of planetary bodies in the early ...

On August 12, 2026, lucky viewers in and around Greenland, Iceland and Spain—weather allowing—will be able to see one of ...

Two massive planets may have once existed in early solar system before being ejected, leaving behind evidence in unusual ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede is the only known moon to have its own magnetic field — and it may be heating up in a process "not ...

Moon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment continued long after the Late Heavy Bombardment period.

Humankind is returning to the Moon, but we won’t stop there. The international Artemis program is designed to enable exploration much farther afield. Care to float around on the Martian moons? How ...

Earth and the Moon both record evidence of a 'lost' period of bombardment. (NASA) Tiny crystal grains trapped inside a meteorite may be the key that unlocks a hidden era in the Solar System's history ...

Researchers probe the geochemistry of the moon, Mars, asteroids, and water worlds to understand our home and plan for future ...