Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.

NASA's Europa Clipper will perform a gravity assist maneuver by flying 550 miles above Mars, using the planet's gravity to adjust its trajectory for its journey to Jupiter.

Tense, public squabbles between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA have stirred the space industry, but behind the scenes, space ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...

Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Today (March 1), NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will fly past Mars, gliding just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the Red Planet's surface. This maneuver is designed to ...

Rayme Traub placed his daughter’s name onto the interior vault of Europa Clipper, a NASA probe that will eventually soar to Jupiter. While members of the public could get their names onto a ...

Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Voyager probes ...

NASA probe launches aboard SpaceX rocket to search for the building blocks of life on Europa, Jupiter’s icy ocean moon. Oct. 14, 2024 As SpaceX excelled in rocket development, other private ...

Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more.