What makes the 2027 eclipse particularly extraordinary is its duration. With a maximum totality of 6 minutes and 23 seconds, ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.

Europa Clipper is NASA’s bold mission to investigate whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could harbor life beneath its frozen surface. The video explains how engineers designed the spacecraft to ...

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

The thin crescent moon and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye for early risers on July 23.

WASHINGTON — NASA is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter’s watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be some form of life.

However, this by no means ends humanity’s exploration of Jupiter; Europa Clipper is slated to reach Europa, Jupiter’s moon, in 2030 (the last time we checked, it did some sightseeing near Mars).

A new measurement of the alkalinity of the ocean sloshing beneath the ice of the Saturn moon Enceladus supports the idea that it's a habitable environment.

Scientists had assumed that the ice in space was purely amorphous, but new experiments show it can have a partly crystalline structure similar to ice on Earth.

On Wednesday, July 23, just before sunrise, a slender crescent moon will appear near brilliant Jupiter in the east-northeastern sky. Here's when, where and how to see it.

A nearly full moon begins the week with a visit to the red supergiant Antares. Venus continues to dazzle as the “Morning Star” reaches its highest pre-dawn altitude, while Jupiter makes a ...