Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

The research paper reports a breakthrough that will enable gravitational-wave detectors to reach extreme laser powers. It ...

Scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation ...

For a long time, it has been known that our moon does not have the same type of plate structure under its ground that the ...

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...

Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...

A team of physicists at Fudan University, working with colleagues from Henan University, both in China, and from Nanyang ...

What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate ...