As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
"These two little marbles we call our cosmic home were photographed by Juice from over 5 million km [3.1 million miles], as ...
NASA Provides 8 Things to Know About Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion ...
Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission photographed the Earth, moon and Uranus as it heads toward Venus for a gravity assist next year.
NASA's flying to an ocean world. Its spacecraft is giant.
Planetary scientists are confident this moon of Jupiter harbors a deep ocean. A looming question is whether it hosts the ...
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Juno captures photo of huge new volcano on Jupiter's moon Io
NASA's Juno mission reveals a massive new volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, showcasing its dynamic volcanic activity.
September's Harvest Moon is not only a supermoon, it also includes a partial lunar eclipse
As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a fleeting shadow will be cast on the planet's only natural satellite on ...
Europa Clipper mission set to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon; here’s all you need to know
NASA plans to launch the Europa Clipper mission on October 10, 2024, targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The mission seeks ...
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'Super-Jupiter' discovered in the Great Bear constellation
Astronomers have discovered an enormous exoplanet in the Great Bear constellation. The newly identified planet is referred to ...
Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’
The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...