Planetary scientists are confident this moon of Jupiter harbors a deep ocean. A looming question is whether it hosts the ...

NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft ...

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...

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During an equinox, places around the globe experience nearly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime. The second occurrence ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again caught on his camera a celestial wonder that will leave you in awe. He ...

Cornell University astronomers studying Jupiter's moon Io say tidal heating may help support life in the oceans of Jupiter's ...

(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.

A star’s surface temperature can be used to determine the star’s luminosity and chemical composition. At best, a star’s exact ...

This week, meet a “scuba-diving” lizard, marvel at a spacecraft’s longevity, explore hidden physics in a painting, unravel ...

The discovery may help scientists understand when and where planets like super-Earths can form in our galaxy, and help astronomers focus their search for planets around stars that are more likely to ...

From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...