New Moons Discovered Around Uranus and Neptune
Astronomers found a new moon orbiting Uranus, as well as two around Neptune. The tiny satellites appeared as faint specks in the outer reaches of the solar system following hours…
Something Is Messing With a Ring System Between Saturn and Uranus
A previously unknown satellite may be shaping the rings of Chariklo, a petite body that orbits the Sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, according to a team of…
Uranus Is Luminous and Ringed in New Webb Telescope Image
Yes, that’s Uranus. The giant icy orb looks more like an agatized dinosaur egg than a planet in this new image by the Webb Space Telescope. Webb Telescope Images the…
Then and Now: Our Earliest Close-Ups of the Planets Compared to Today’s Best Shots
Left: Pioneer 10’s view of Jupiter in March 1973. Right: Webb Telescope’s view of Jupiter in July 2022. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt…
August’s Supermoon Duo Begins with Tuesday’s ‘Sturgeon Moon’
August will kick off with a full supermoon, which is set to rise less than 226,000 miles (363,300 kilometers) from Earth tomorrow night. Moon Knight Gives Us Hope Off English…
The Webb Telescope Finally Snaps Saturn’s Luminous Rings
The Webb Space Telescope has taken an image of the ringed planet Saturn, completing its photo album of our solar system’s gas giants. Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of Creation…