The moons of the solar system formed through very different processes, depending on the nature of the planet they orbit. Some were born with their planet, others were captured, and still others are the result of titanic impacts. Each moon thus bears the mark of its history and its original environment.
The composition of the planet, the dynamics of its orbit, tidal forces, and past collisions deeply influence the formation and evolution of its moons. These interactions shape their internal structure, surface, geological activity, and sometimes even the presence of subsurface oceans, as on Europa or Enceladus.
Studying moons is like traveling back in time. They preserve precious clues about the conditions that prevailed during the birth of the solar system. Their diversity—from small icy bodies to volcanic worlds like Io—offers a unique panorama of the physical and chemical processes at work in our cosmic neighborhood.
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Do Natural Satellites of Natural Satellites Exist? 
Phobos and Deimos: Mars’ Mysterious Companions
The Moons of Jupiter: A Celestial Archipelago of Over 90 Diverse Worlds
Saturn's Moons: Icy Worlds and Hidden Oceans
Uranus' Moons: An Inclined Ballet
The Moons of Neptune: A Procession of Ice and Mystery 
If the Moon Did Not Exist: Impacts on Earth and Life
The Far Side of the Moon: The Hidden Half Revealed 
Tidal Effects in the Solar System 
Moons in the Shadow: Jupiter's Most Discreet Satellites 
Moon Phases 
Apollo 8: The Photo That Shook the World 
The largest objects in the solar system 
The Origin of the Moon: The Giant Impact Hypothesis 
Phobos Facing Its Destiny: Collision or Breakup 
Europa: An Icy Jewel in Jupiter's Orbit 
Io, Jupiter’s Moon: A World in Turmoil for 4.5 Billion Years 
Iapetus: The Two-Faced Moon, Saturn's Icy Gem 
Dione: Saturn's Icy Moon with Buried Secrets and Frozen Landscapes 
Mimas: The Moon with the Giant Crater, Saturn's Icy Sentinel 
The Origins of the Moon: From Chaos to Formation 
Pluto and its satellites 
Craters of the Moon: Witnesses of the Solar System's History 
Hyperion, moon of Saturn 
Eclipses explained by the plane of the lunar orbit 
Titan and Dione: Saturn's Icy Sisters 
Enceladus: The Ocean Hidden Beneath the Ice 
Amalthea: A Dusty Red World at the Heart of Jupiter's Rings 
Deimos: Mars' Tiny and Mysterious Moon 
Moon Illusion 
Rhea and Saturn’s Rings: Orbital Dynamics 
Helen, the small Trojan moon of Saturn 
Titania: What Space Probes Revealed to Us About Saturn's Moon 
The Blue Moon 
Phobos: The Doomed Satellite of Mars 
Charon and Pluto: An Inseparable Duo 
Roche Limit or Roche Radius 
When the Moon Becomes Giant: The Supermoon Phenomenon 
The Satellite Worlds of the Solar System: Hidden Oceans, Ice Volcanoes, and Fleeting Atmospheres 
Tethys: a silent world frozen in ice 
Titan: a hazy world potentially favorable to prebiotic life? 
The Dance of Prometheus: Between Light and Shadow 
Triton, Neptune’s Rebellious Moon: A Gravitational Capture 
Miranda: Uranus' Moon of a Thousand Scars 
Mascons: Lunar Gravitational Anomalies