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The discovery challenges findings made by Voyager 2, which collected data suggesting Uranus, unlike other giant planets in ...
"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian ...
A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting how astronomers understood the mysterious world.
Stunning new images of Jupiter show its vast swirling clouds in striking detail. NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its 72nd close flyby of the planet on 7 May, coming within thousands of ...
Stunning new Jupiter photos from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal storms, cloud bands, and its volcanic moon Io as the mission nears its final orbits around the gas giant.
Juno is scheduled for an upcoming flyby of Jupiter on May 7, during which it is set to carry out a close approach of the Jovian moon Io at a distance of about 55,300 miles (89,000 kilometers).
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.
A NASA spacecraft was poised for a one-shot attempt to slip into Jupiter's orbit on Monday for the start of a 20-month-long dance around the solar system's largest planet to learn how and where it ...
NASA orbiter spots most active volcano yet on Io The third and latest flyby, which took place on Dec. 27, 2024, brought the Juno spacecraft within about 46,200 miles of the moon.
On a recent flyby of the Jupiter, the NASA spacecraft Juno caught some amazing images of the Jovian South Pole, a feature-rich region.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is closing in on its second close encounter with an asteroid, expected to happen on April 20, 2025. This pass marks another key step in a long journey that began in 2021 ...
NASA's Europa Clipper will fly past Mars today to adjust its trajectory and position itself for a critical phase of its 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) trek to the Jupiter system.