So how many rings does Saturn have, anyway? If you can see them from your backyard, there must be a lot, right?
NASA’s Mars helicopter mission is now officially over, but following it is an even more complex flying machine destined to ...
NASA has been given the go-ahead to send a flying drone-like lander to explore Titan, the largest of Saturn’s 146 moons.
An analysis of the moon’s atmospheric composition suggests that it has been spewing sulfur for roughly 4.6 billion years.
Jupiter's moon, Io has been experiencing persistent volcanic activity since the existence of the Solar System.
New research confirms Jupiter's moon Io has been a volcanic hellscape for almost the Solar System’s entire 4.57 billion-year ...
Footage of Saturn's northern lights taken by the Cassini spacecraft in September 2007 An astronomer is set to use the most powerful telescope ever created to get a "game-changing" view of Saturn's ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
A newsletter briefing on the intersection of technology and politics. Happy Thursday! Repeatedly heating up and cooling down the same food can cause it to spoil. What about privacy negotiations?
Two projects will look at the auroras of these distant giant planets to discover what processes make them tick. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to begin investigating the spectacular ...
Manila: An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines, a US treaty ally, have made the highly strategic South China Sea a potential flashpoint between ...