NASA launches mission to explore Solar System 'fossils'
Lucy is the agency's first mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
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Hubble finds evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's largest moon
Researchers re-examined new and archival datasets to make the discovery.
SpaceX will launch NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon
The Europa Clipper is scheduled to launch on top of a Falcon Heavy in October 2024.
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There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy
Each with the potential for hosting life.
Astronomers spot a strange, first-of-its-kind asteroid near Jupiter
It's an odd blend of asteroid and comet.
NASA gives four projects $3 million to develop potential space missions
It's all part of the agency's Discovery Program.
18The Hayden Planetarium’s new show celebrates unmanned space probes
Cassini never looked this good.
NASA confirms mission to Jupiter's moon Europa
Clipper will study the potential for life in Europa's icy oceans.
There's table salt on one of Jupiter's moons
Europa's hidden ocean might be very similar to ours.
NASA is testing Jupiter moon probe's data-beaming antenna
It has to be highly accurate to be able to beam back data from Jupiter's icy moon.
Trump asks for $9.6 billion to bolster cybersecurity in 2020 budget
The budget also earmarks funding for Space Force and NASA Moon missions.
NASA and Autodesk are testing new ways to design interplanetary landers
NASA wasn’t interested until Autodesk said 30 percent performance gains were achievable.
Researchers discover a dozen new moons of Jupiter
The gas giant now has 79 known natural satellites.
NASA extends the Juno spacecraft mission for three more years
Juno will be able to collect more data on the gas giant.
Jupiter's north pole comes to life in this 3D infrared video
It shows the dynamo that is responsible for the planet's epic magnetic field.
Juno gives us a look at what’s happening beneath Jupiter’s surface
Researchers detailed new findings in four papers.
When is a planet too big to be called a planet?
One scientist proposes changing the definition.
First observed interstellar object is a speedy, cigar-shaped asteroid
It has been traveling for hundreds of millions of years.
