Eight distant worlds hold secrets that still puzzle scientists and spark endless curiosity. Each moon offers a strange allure ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neptune as seen from the Very Large Telescope. ESO/P. Weilbacher ...

Ammonia-rich clouds, which are governed by similar laws of physics as ocean eddies on Earth, swirl in Jupiter's outermost layer. Scientists adapt Earth-based weather and climate models to study ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is distancing itself from its planet at a rapid speed, astronomers announced this week. The moon is drifting away into space much faster than previously predicted, the ...

Greenhouse gases warm the planet by trapping heat from the sun. The greenhouse gas that most often makes news is the carbon dioxide generated in great amounts by the burning of fossil fuels. However, ...

While Huygens ‘sleeps’ during most of the seven year trip to Titan, many of the Cassini Orbiter instruments have already started to obtain exciting scientific data. For example, during the ...

Rain on Earth is something that we've come to know well. It's relatively predictable in size and shape, and while we're noticing more extreme weather and lack of rain in some parts of the world ...

Drones might be all the rage amongst hobbyists and techies here on Earth, and NASA seems to have caught the bug. The agency is currently exploring the possibility of sending a specially-built drone to ...

Astronomers released some incredible images of our Solar System last week—let’s take a peek at some of the highlights. Above is the clearest picture of Neptune ever taken from Earth. It’s even better ...