Instead, scientists are looking into existing spacecraft already in orbit around other planets. Harvard Professor Avi Loeb ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.

The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.

A massive, fast-orbiting planet is inching closer to its star, and scientists now have direct evidence of its impending ...

American space agency NASA says it used the gravity assist maneuver the Europa Clipper conducted back in March to test the ...

On the early morning of August 8, Jupiter's four largest moons will align, offering a spectacular view for stargazers in the U.S.

Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Juno launched from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 5, 2011, ...

Millions of kilometres from Earth, orbiting the giant Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft faced a serious problem. One of its ...

Venus and Jupiter shine together in a rare, close morning conjunction this August. The Perseid meteor shower is dimmed by ...

Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is on a 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) journey to study Jupiter and its moons. On March 1, it flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of Mars' surface ...