A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are ...

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system ...

Twelve new Jovian moons were discovered, increasing the total known count to 79. These discoveries were a serendipitous outcome of a separate Planet Nine search. The research utilized the Blanco ...

Nearly half a billion miles from Earth, a world may be stirring. Our planet is the only place in the solar system—and indeed the universe—where we know that life exists. But if the basic sciences of ...

Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a new window) Share on Hacker News (opens in a new window) Share on Flipboard (opens in a new ...

Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, scientists have discovered that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter ...

The Europa Clipper sports the largest solar arrays ever flown on a planetary probe: Each wing measures about 46.5 ft. long and 13.5 ft. wide. The deployment mechanism was tested at Kennedy Space ...

Through a vast ocean, Jupiter's moon Europa is an exciting target for research in the search for life. Two space probes are ...

United Nations weapon inspectors have found way more than they bargained for during a routine inspection. That may sound like the beginning of a “torn from headlines” plot from your average episode of ...