If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary ...
Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...
Emily Costello, a planetary scientist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, was selected by NASA as one of eight ...
Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...
Because of faults with Boeing’s Starliner, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wait months for a ride back to Earth on a ...
Today (March 1), NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will fly past Mars, gliding just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the Red Planet's surface ... trek to the Jupiter system. The probe's destination ...
A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for ... critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby offers ...
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
NASA's Lucy probe will journey to an asteroid that has remained untouched for 150 million years, potentially revealing ...