Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered what some are calling the first clear evidence of a "steam world"—a planet enveloped in wet heat—located approximately 100 ...

Europa Clipper is the biggest spacecraft built by NASA and it will look below the icy crust of Jupiter's moon and try to find ...

Several space probes have obtained intriguing images of the surface, but what lies beneath remains a mystery. The discovery ...

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, designed to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa, is now set to launch no earlier than October 14 ...

A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft named Europa Clipper will peer ...

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

Oct. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises ...

Surface chemistry is the study of chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces. Appreciating how molecules and atoms interact with surfaces and with each other while on surfaces is key to ...

A depiction of Jupiter's sprawling magnetic field ... An instrument called the SUrface Dust Analyzer, or SUDA, will literally sample particles of Europa that have been ejected into space by ...

The fuel and oxidizer held by the tanks will flow to the 24 engines, creating a controlled chemical reaction to produce thrust in space during its journey to determine whether there are places below ...

Gill, shows Jupiter's moon Europa captured by the Juno ... at "closest-approach altitudes" as low as 16 miles above the surface to gather detailed measurements of the planet's environment ...