The newly identified objects are small, distant moons, likely only a few kilometers across, and belong to a class known as irregular satellites.

A planet believed to have reached its lunar ceiling has just broken the record. A new study has discovered 128 new irregular moons around Saturn, bringing its total to a record-breaking 274, eclipsing ...

A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. NASA announced the discovery on Tuesday, adding that the moon was first spotted on Feb. 2. Scientists estimate ...