moons
Were Phobos and Deimos Once a Single Martian Moon That Split up? Not Likely, says New Study
A new study has cast doubt on the theory that Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos were once a single moon…
2 years ago
What is the Maximum Number of Moons that Earth Could Have?
In a recent study published in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, a team of researchers from the University of Texas at…
2 years ago
These are the Best Places to Search for Habitable Exomoons
Our Solar System contains eight planets and more than 200 moons. The large majority of those moons have no chance…
3 years ago
Wow! Perseverance Sees a Solar Eclipse on Mars
Imagine standing on Mars, and seeing this with your own eyes. (more…)
3 years ago
Massive Rocky Planets Probably Don’t Have big Moons
The Moon has orbited Earth since the Solar System's early days. Anyone who's ever spent time at the ocean can't…
3 years ago
Even Tiny Mimas Seems to Have an Internal Ocean of Liquid Water
Data from the Cassini mission keeps fuelling discoveries. The latest discovery is that Saturn's tiny moon Mimas may have an…
3 years ago