#moons
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Pluto’s largest moon may have once had an ocean
Charon may have once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing out on the moon’s surface and causing it to stretch and fracture on a massive scale.
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Latest New Horizons picture of Charon: oddly familiar
The New Horizons team released one more picture from Tuesday's encounter, one of three high-resolution images from a mosaic that crossed the center of Charon's disk, and it took me a while to figure out what it reminded me of.
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Pluto’s Unique Moons! — Starts With A Bang!
Pluto’s moons, Nix and Hydra, are the first with irregular rotations, and hence unpredictable sunsets and sunrises.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
We're One Step Closer to Understanding a Moon That Could Be Home to Alien Life
Finding life elsewhere would end our cosmic isolation: if there is life in our own planetary backyard, then life is probably common throughout the universe. These enticing possibilities are why my colleagues and I have spent 17 years developing a spacecra
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Naked Titan Viewed for First Time
The solar wind stormed past Saturn's moon Titan while a spacecraft watched.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA Unveils Best Map Ever of Neptune's Moon Triton (Photo, Video)
A scientist has created the best-ever global color map of Neptune's big moon Triton, using images taken by a NASA spacecraft 25 years ago.
