A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying a small ocean world will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water." Glaze held up a backup version of the ...

PARIS (Reuters) -European scientists were poised to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on Monday, tapping into the gravity of the Moon and then the Earth in quick succession to guide the JUICE ...

On 19–20 August 2024, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will achieve a world first: using the gravity of the Moon and then Earth to bend its path through space, bringing it one step closer to ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft is slated to fly by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io Tuesday. It will be the closest flyby to date, at an altitude of around 22,060 miles. The agency said it will pass the gas giant ...

JUICE's journey to Jupiter includes fly-bys of Venus and Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency's (ESA) ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy ...

NASA has begun to release photos taken by the spacecraft Juno during its 31st close flyby of Jupiter in late 2020. A photo released Thursday shows a vortex near the gas giant’s north pole with an ...

After traveling for more than two years and some 1 billion miles, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter is back where it started. Almost. At 3:21 p.m. ET Wednesday, the Juno space probe will be 347 miles ...

"We have a long history of trying to communicate beyond all of us here on Earth." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA ...