Science Alert notes that BepiColombo aims to study Mercury's composition, atmosphere, and surface geology. Several space agencies plan to perform deep-space flyby missions in 2025, which promise ...

Last month, five pilots and three loadmasters from the 315 th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve C-17 unit based at Joint ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

NASA is a methodical institution that plans its missions years or even decades in advance, enjoys a famously loyal workforce ...

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Witness a rare celestial spectacle as all seven planets in our solar system align next week—an event that won't repeat until ...

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of Mercury, as scientists now work to guide BepiColombo into the planet’s ...

Sidedoor explores what became of America’s first female astronaut candidates.