Mars is orbited by two small, irregular moons named Phobos and Deimos—named after the mythological sons of Ares representing fear and terror. Unlike Earth’s large Moon, these tiny worlds look more ...

Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international team of scientists modeled how complex organic molecules—essential building ...

Mars' moons are easily visible at night from the surface of the Red Planet. Phobos – the nearer, larger, and brighter of the two – would be obviously non-round. A sharp-eyed observer would be able to ...

A new study hints that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was created around 400 million years ago, when two massive moons smashed into each other. This hypothesis could also help to solve several other ...

A study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes that Saturn’s bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. This study was accepted for ...

February 11, 2026, Mountain View, CA – Recent research suggests that Saturn’s bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini’s 13-year ...

On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Its primary purpose was to study Mars' two moons, ...

The full Snow Moon will make its appearance on Sunday, Feb. 1, and will reach peak illumination at 5:09 p.m. ET, according to Space.com. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the ...

In 2026, we are going to get 13 Full Moons: one each month, with two in May (known as a blue moon). A Full Moon happens when the whole of the Earth-facing side of the Moon is illuminated, so it looks ...

The year 2026 will feature 13 full moons, including a rare monthly blue moon in May. Three supermoons, when the moon appears larger and brighter, will occur in January, November and December. A blue ...

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, is when the full Wolf Moon is its brightest. According to timeanddate.com, the peak will be at 4:02 a.m. in Mississippi. (All times are Central.) This one will be a supermoon, ...

A Mars crater may have once contained water that sloshed back and forth as a tide came and went. If that is true, it follows that Mars must have had a moon that was massive enough to exert a ...