Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in ... preserving the deep craters seen today.

The icy shell of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may possibly contain a six-mile-thick layer ... "This is more likely to occur ...

The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our solar system – has always been something of a mystery to ...

It was collected from the largest, deepest and oldest impact crater on the far side of the moon, where the lunar crust is at its thinnest. Visitors to the event will be able to view the samples up ...

If this is really an impact structure, it would be Venus' oldest and largest, giving us a rare glimpse into Venus' past and ...

Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...

This realization led the scientists to rethink the famous moon’s internal structure. “This was very surprising because, based ...

A six-mile-thick crust of methane trapped in water ice could explain many of the saturnian moon's weird properties ...

But there's something really weird about Venus. Though the hellish world has beautifully preserved impact craters on its ...

New research suggests Saturn’s moon Titan may possess a crust of methane ice that warms its interior, promoting the ...

According to Schurmeier, methane clathrate is stronger and better insulating than regular water ice. A clathrate crust can keep Titan’s interior warm and make the water ice shell ductile. This implies ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...