Experts have discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets, but an exomoon has yet to be definitely discovered, despite the 2018 announcement there was something orbiting Kepler-1625b. But now, researchers ...

"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here." ...

Long before the dawn of recorded history, inhabitants of Earth have been influenced and inspired by Luna—the true name of our planet’s largest natural satellite. Until the early 17th century, it was ...

There are eight planets in our Solar System (sorry Pluto), but collectively, these planets host over 175 moons, one or two of which may even harbor life. Indeed, our galaxy, based on what we observe ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In the Star Wars universe, everyone’s favourite furry ...

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YEARS ago, when David Kipping lived in London, he would walk home through the city and look up at the moon. As an astronomer, its faintly glowing presence served as a nightly source of inspiration.

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When I was young, the only planets we knew about were ...

In the Star Wars universe, everyone’s favorite furry aliens, the Ewoks, famously lived on the “forest moon of Endor.” In scientific terms, the Ewok’s home world would be referred to as an exomoon, ...