Satellite News

Scientists know quite a bit about the surface of Mars from robotic missions, but there are still many unexplored geologic features that could tell researchers more about the solar system’s formation.

NASA’s $5 billion Europa Clipper probe overcame huge obstacles, including a switch to an entirely different rocket, to launch toward Jupiter. Here’s how it happened.

Europa Clipper launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the cosmic serial killer that, like Michael Myers, is back for a sequel, killing a star and attacking a second star with its remains.

Journey to Jupiter and Europa with four sci-fi films centered around the Jovian system ahead of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.

The new home of NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, has reached new heights and the California Science Center is celebrating with a “topping off” ceremony.

In the coming weeks, NASA’s Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there’s only one way to find out.

Europe’s Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter missions captured a variety of cryptic surface features poking through melting ice across the Red Planet’s south pole as spring hit the region.