Mission to Europa marks the first dedicated exploration of an extraterrestrial ocean world that scientists believe may have ...

Considering that at its closest, Jupiter is just 590 million kilometers (365 million miles) away, and never gets more than a ...

Along the lunar orbital path, the point of closest proximity is known as perigee, which is when the moon is, on average, ...

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

Exploring the Enigmatic Secrets of Europa, Jupiter's Icy Moon Scientists were puzzled by one of Jupiter's fascinating moons, ...

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other. The discovery was published ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center for an anticipated ...

October’s full moon is taking place in the assertive and independent sign of Aries, and it’s bringing everyone an opportunity ...

Europa Clipper, the NASA mission to explore Jupiter's fourth largest moon for signs of habitability, launched on Monday.

To learn about the potential for life in a hidden ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa, NASA will hunt for plumes and "crop circles ...

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Europa Clipper is NASA’s maiden spacecraft which is designed to study the massive ocean hidden beneath the ice sheet. The ...