Earth may be surrounded by hundreds of tiny moons

Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2012, 13:24

Researchers say, hundreds of temporary moons may be orbiting earth, which are too tiny and small to be detected easily.

Earth has always had two moons

Last Updated: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 19:19

The Earth has always had a temporary second moon, new study has claimed.

Most liveable ‘moons and planets’ revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 09:36

Saturn’s moon Titan and the exoplanet Gliese 581g - thought to reside some 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra – are among the most habitable alien worlds, according to scientists.

New study finds how Kleopatra got its moons

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 13:29

A team of French and American astronomers has found how the asteroid Kleopatra gave birth to two moons probably spawned by the asteroid sometime in the past 100 million years.

Moons around ‘hot Jupiter’ can’t exist due to gravitational pulls

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 13:43

A new study has shown that any moons around the distant large planets would be stripped away by gravitational pulls.

Shark attacks spike on new moons, Sundays: Study

Last Updated: Friday, May 28, 2010, 12:21

Sharks are most likely to attack surfers and other unsuspecting swimmers in shallow water, on Sundays, during new moons and especially in August, according to a study released Thursday just in time for summer.

NASA spacecraft to photograph Saturn`s moons

Last Updated: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 20:14

NASA has announced its plan to capture closer images of the two moons of Saturn through its spacecraft next week.

Cassini finds Saturn`s moons reshaping its rings

Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 16:03

Some deformations from the normal pattern in the shape of F ring, one of the seven rings of Saturn, have been recently captured by NASA`s Cassini spacecraft.

Jupiter had temporary moon for 12 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 13:19

Jupiter snared a passing comet in the middle of the last century, eventually releasing it 12 years later, astronomers reported on Monday.

Habitable moons `could be spotted by 2014`

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 14:32

British astronomers have claimed that thousands of moons capable of supporting life, like those shown in the popular Star Wars` flicks, could be scattered all over our galaxy, and are likely to be spotted by 2014.

Earth-sized moons may orbit around ``hot Jupiters``

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 10:27

In a new study, scientists have determined that giant gas planets like Jupiter, which orbit close to their parent star, could harbour moons the size of Earth.