Scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

You shouldn't set your expectations too high, but it will give you enough of a taste to see whether you want to invest in ...

Titan’s liquid water is beneath the surface—as is the case on Jupiter’s moons Europa and Ganymede, Titan’s fellow Saturnian moon Enceladus, possibly Neptune’s moon Triton, and the dwarf ...

NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) ...

Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...

High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

or the hunger moon, as harsh winter conditions made hunting difficult. According to NASA, February offers a stunning display of bright planets, with Venus at its peak and Jupiter and Mars ...

On those nights, the sun, Earth and moon will align so that the moon passes into the Earth's shadow, causing the lunar surface to appear as a deep shade of rusty-red during the more than hourlong ...