NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...

The #LucyMission will perform its 2nd Earth-gravity assist on Dec. 12, putting it on a new course toward its first Trojan ...

German astronomer Simon Marius is best remembered for his disputes with Galileo Galilei over priority for discovering Jupiter ...

The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Sunday (Dec. 15). It will ascend higher into the night ...

Researchers have discovered and are observing dark shapes appearing on the surface of Jupiter, with each of these 'dark ovals ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will perform a close flyby of Earth on December 12, utilizing a gravity assist to adjust its ...

The satellite, which provides data and services for observing ... to thunderous applause from the Jupiter control center.

As its name suggests, the mission’s target is Europa, one of the biggest of Jupiter’s 95 known moons ... and Triton, the ...

Advising readers to scan the night sky this time of year always feels a little awkward, because the Pacific Northwest’s ...

Hundreds of volcanoes and lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io are likely powered in the same way as Earth’s volcanoes.

On December 7, the “king of planets” will line up with the Earth and sun in an event known as opposition. It will be visible ...