Open star clusters sparkle as Luna and Venus line up and Jupiter’s moons jockey for position in the sky this week.

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

The Europa Clipper mission, NASA's largest planetary science spacecraft to date, aims to determine if Jupiter's moon Europa ...

"It's an exciting time on the spacecraft, getting these key deployments done." NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in December 2024: ...

December has the longest nights of the entire year, providing more time for stargazing. However, it also brings an uptick in storms and clouds, which can make it challenging to view some of the ...

Europa Clipper prepares for Mars gravity assist en route to Jupiter. Instruments deployed and tested as mission advances toward Europa. Mission to explore Europa’s ocean, ice, and potential ...

Jupiter shines brightly in the east around 7 p.m. right now. Our solar system’s largest planet is nicely placed between the horns of Taurus, the Bull.

Researchers enhance chemical models for studying icy moons like Enceladus Focus on organic compounds and extreme conditions on ocean worlds Findings may guide future ...

The upcoming new moon in Sagittarius, on December 1, is the perfect time to embrace this idea of expansion. But it comes with ...

Space agency’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander will launch no sooner than July 2028 on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.

A "swarm" of tiny robo-fish developed by NASA could soon be hunting for alien sea creatures in oceans on the moons around ...