"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." ...

The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide ...

New research done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet ...

But a new NASA study may have found a clue that one is orbiting a planet some 635 light-years from Earth. The inference comes ...

Around the world in 57 days. A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the rare ...

The volcanic activity of Io, Jupiter's moon, is primarily due to tidal forces exerted by the gas giant. Tidal forces are generated by gravitational variations Io experiences during its orbit around ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

Cutting Launch Costs Without Rockets? Since the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, we have become ...

New research from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests there may be a volcanic moon orbiting a planet 635 light-years ...

A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the rare phenomenon won’t last long. The visiting moon is technically an asteroid known as 2024 PT5 ...