A waning Moon brings out deep-sky objects, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still stuns, and moons of Saturn and Jupiter stand out in ...

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — Experts have announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. Scientists will not be able to determine the exact peak of this ...

Today: The Orionid meteor shower consists of the Earth colliding with pieces of the remains of Halley’s Comet’s tail.

MILAN — After collecting the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, China is now setting its sights on even more distant destinations — Mars, asteroids and Jupiter, positioning itself as a ...

NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has ...

The Europa Clipper spacecraft will use its various instruments to probe whether the icy ocean world is habitable.

The Europa Clipper launched Monday to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether its hidden ocean could support ...

NASA probe Europa Clipper lifted off from the US Kennedy Space Center on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover ...

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is set for launch, finally revealing if this icy moon of Jupiter is habitable or not.