July 2017 Moon Events: Everything You Need To Know About The Upcoming Full 'Thunder' Moon & New Moon This Month

Medicine & Technology Jul 01, 2017

Experts inform people about the full moon and new moon event happening these upcoming days of July this year.

Were the Moons of Mars from the Red Planet Or Stolen from the Asteroid Belt?

May 25, 2015

The moons of Mars weren’t discovered until after many of the moons around other planets had already been found. In the late 1800s astronomer Asaph Hall finally found the two moons of the Red Planet that he named Phobos and Deimos.

NASA Probe Searches Pluto for New Moons and Rings

May 16, 2015

NASA’s New Horizons space probe is set to make the history books when it flies past Pluto on July 14. Currently, the probe looking closely at the little dwarf planet as it looks for anything that could cause problems for the craft during the final months of its historic mission.

Jupiter and Its Moons Set to Put on Astronomical Show

Mar 03, 2015

In February, Mars and Venus put on quite a show in the skies above. Determined not to be outdone, Jupiter, the fifth and largest planet in our solar system, will put on a show of its own along with its moons during the month of March.

Three Moons Cast Shadow on Striped Gas Giant—Jupiter

Feb 05, 2015

Though researchers have studied the four natural satellites orbiting around Jupiter, a new set of images courtesy of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rare new view of three of the moons in action. In a rare, and short-lived event, three of the moons moved across the striped face of the gas giant, casting shadows on the planet below.