Moons of Uranus may hide oceans
(ORDO NEWS) -- Flying past Uranus almost 40 years ago, the Voyager 2 probe detected…
Newborn Jupiter could be bright enough to bake its moons
(ORDO NEWS) -- Young Jupiter, still hot from its conception, could blast its four largest…
New auroras discovered on Jupiter’s four largest moons
(ORDO NEWS) -- Astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea have found that…
All of Jupiter’s largest moons have auroras that glow deep red and are 15 times brighter than our own.
(ORDO NEWS) -- Jupiter is well known for its spectacular auroras, thanks in no small…
But wait: What if the hypothetical planet nine has moons?
(ORDO NEWS) -- In recent years, evidence has emerged suggesting that something large and possibly…
Researchers develop software to archive data from icy moons
(ORDO NEWS) -- Oceanic worlds such as Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus are very promising…
Published videos of dances of the moons of Mars
(ORDO NEWS) -- The European Space Agency (ESA) has released two videos taken from images…
Astrophysicists calculated how many moons could revolve around the Earth
(ORDO NEWS) -- A team of scientists from the University of Texas, Valdosta State University,…
How can elliptical craters shed light on the age of Saturn’s moons
(ORDO NEWS) -- New research from the Southwestern Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio,…
First discovered asteroid with three moons
(ORDO NEWS) -- An asteroid discovered in the 19th century has just been identified as…
Life-enabling moons can probably only form around small planets
(ORDO NEWS) -- Earth's moon is large for the planet's size, and many astronomers have…
Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
(ORDO NEWS) -- Earth's moon is vitally important in making Earth the planet we know…