Using the thermal equivalent of giving it a sharp whack, NASA repaired the camera of its Jupiter-orbiting Juno probe from 370 million miles (590 million km) away after the instrument was put out of ...

Night-side flashes on Jupiter are giving planetary scientists a rare look at how this giant world behaves when it turns away from the Sun. By tracking these elusive lights, a NASA probe is turning ...

An exceptionally heavy interplanetary probe is on an eight-year journey to Jupiter, using the gravity of Earth and Venus to propel it on its path toward the gas giant. Just weeks before its scheduled ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's Juno spacecraft hurtled closer toward Jupiter on Friday headed for a July 4 leap into polar orbit around the solar system's largest planet to analyze how it ...

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno probe has already survived far longer than anticipated—its path around the ...

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar visitor. Reading time 3 minutes As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hurtles through ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is on a trajectory that could soon lead to a fascinating encounter with NASA’s Jupiter probe. As this comet approaches Jupiter, it may shower the spacecraft with ...

NASA has just published the first data from Juno, and it reveals some fascinating things about Jupiter. For one, it has cyclones the size of a planet. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...

On Dec. 28, 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft discovered auroras on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. Galileo launched in 1989 ...

You have likely heard Europa described as one of the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth. The icy moon of ...