The US launched a spacecraft this week on a five and a half year journey to Jupiter, where it will try to study one of the planet’s moons to see if its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

China is making steady progress in its manned lunar exploration program, with all research and construction work advancing as planned to achieve the goal of sending Chinese astronauts to the lunar ...

The photo was released Thursday after being captured by NASA's Juno mission as it completed its 31st close flyby of Jupiter on Dec. 30, 2020. The spacecraft was about 19,000 miles above Jupiter's ...

The maneuvers enabled Juice’s encounter with Jupiter in 2031 and the beginning of its mission of exploration. There’s the exciting prospect of observing icy moons that are considered some of ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its 67th close approach to Jupiter on Nov. 25, 2024, sending back another tranche of data assembled into some spectacular images.

A mission to Jupiter won’t be searching for life, but it will help assess whether some of Jupiter’s moons are potentially habitable. Historic Mission to Jupiter Blasts Off.

Europa Clipper, the largest planetary science mission ever launched by NASA, will travel 1.8 billion miles and spend four years orbiting Jupiter's icy moon.

China on Tuesday announced its plans for a manned lunar mission that includes building an international ... The US launched a spacecraft this week on a five and a half year journey to Jupiter, ...