The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

Europa Clipper represents NASA’s first dedicated mission to explore Europa, one of the four largest moons of Jupiter, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. While previous missions, such as Galileo ...

During this daring approach, the spacecraft will endure temperatures of up to 982C in its mission to "touch" the sun, as part of Nasa's efforts to better understand our star. Dr Nicky Fox, Nasa's ...

New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

NASA's Juno mission has revealed that each of Io's volcanoes is likely fueled by its own magma chamber, not a global magma ocean. This conclusion was drawn from precise gravity measurements during ...

The spacecraft would use the gravity assists from Mars and Earth to reach Jupiter with enough fuel still available. The Mars assist is scheduled for March 1, 2025, while the Earth assist will take ...

As the innermost of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, Io offers a glimpse into some of the most extreme geologic phenomena in the ...

The most recent delay in the Crew-10's launch is to give "NASA and SpaceX teams time to complete processing on a new Dragon spacecraft for the mission." The Crew-9 — carrying Williams ...

According to NASA, the reasoning for the Crew-10 delay is to allow SpaceX more time to work on the latest Dragon spacecraft, which will be debuting with this mission. Steve Stich, manager of NASA ...