Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...

The Solar System is a vast and varied landscape offering an array of planetary and moonscape phenomena unlike anything found on Earth. Among these are ... Read more The post The Solar System’s Most ...

The moon, Jupiter and Venus could be seen clustered together in the night sky for the past couple of days. Last night, Feb. 22, the moon was conjunct Venus first then conjunct Jupiter. The night ...

This maneuver is designed to adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical phase in its 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) trek to the Jupiter system. However ...

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NASA scientists have confirmed, for the first time, the existence of water above the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's 79 moons. The study published in the journal Nature Astronomy show that they ...

The spacecraft will pass just 884 kilometers above the Red Planet in a pivotal step in the spacecraft's journey to the Jupiter system, where it aims to explore the icy moon Europa. The manoeuvre will ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon.

We won't reveal where, but the Mission to the Moon Moonshine Gold MoonSwatch (which ... and those who aspire to be like 'em. The Jupiter MoonSwatch looks straight out of another Nolan flick ...

At nearly 1,000-feet-long, the 75-year-old ship is longer than the ill-fated Titanic, and unique for holding the speed record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean — a trip it made in just over three ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon. Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company ...

Moon rovers are on board the lander, including a suitcase-sized "hopper" that will jump into a deep moon crater where scientists suspect there is ice to take photos. Two space mining missions are ...