From gravel-size meteoroids to mountain-size asteroids and even visitors from other star systems, space is packed with ...

The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the October 14, 2024, launch. Scheduled to arrive in the ...

The glowing veils of the aurora appear regularly in the sky above Earth and make for great images, but capturing this phenomenon on other planets has always been more of a challenge. Recent ...

NASA's Europa Clipper, en route to Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured infrared images of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby to ...

The data revealed that gas from HW2's accretion disk is collapsing inward at breakneck speed, feeding the star at an ...

What steps can be taken to enhance in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) for future astronauts on Mars? This is what a recent ...

The next rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California is due to liftoff Friday, May 16.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation on my mind. This is the (methane?!) cycle, and it happens all the time! 🎶 Webb provided evidence for cloud convection on Saturn’s moon Titan, the only other ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully ...

This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our solar system.

New images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show details of Jupiter's auroras and how they are formed.

Europa Clipper tested its infrared camera during a Mars flyby, preparing for its 2030 mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa.