The worlds of the solar system are exciting and, so far, mostly pristine places for planetary scientists to study. As space ...

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

Credit: NASA Titan’s resources could one day make Saturn’s largest moon a major outpost for deep space exploration. Titan is ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our solar system that could support life in some form.

Searching for clues on Phobos and Deimos. Damond Benningfield The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital art). JAXA Mars ...

In the far reaches of the solar system, the planetary neighbourhood seems quiet. Beyond Jupiter, the sun is no longer a blazing disc, but a cold, white lamp. The planets are separated by gulfs of ...

The origins of Phobos and Deimos remain at the forefront of planetary science, with two principal scenarios under active debate: capture of primitive asteroids into Martian orbit and in situ formation ...

This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Icy solar system moons. Narrative review articles are also welcomed, to our sister journal Scientific Reviews. For further information, ...

A rare meteorite has revealed evidence of a massive lost world that once orbited the young Sun before being destroyed in a catastrophic collision. The discovery suggests some early planets formed from ...