“We hoped to demonstrate that the mechanism we believe is acting in the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn can explain equatorial ...

Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). JUICE (short for "Jupiter ...

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Update for Sept. 20: This story was updated after ESA released another image of Earth and the moon as seen by JUICE's JANUS scientific camera, which was designed to take high-resolution photos of ...

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...

NASA’s Juno probe, which revealed new details about Jupiter’s atmosphere and storms, may have stopped transmitting data after years of exploration.

PARIS, Aug 19 (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 ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in the last two decades, according to NASA. The moon is the largest in our solar system. (FILE-A screenshot from the ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime candidates for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will assess whether Europa's conditions, such as its ...

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