Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 18: Io, Europa, and their shadows cross ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 17: Catch open cluster M34 Jupiter stands ...

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is ...

Tonight, the Moon and Jupiter will have a close celestial encounter. This rare pairing can even be enjoyed with a naked eye.

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior. For decades, scientists ...

This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024, launch. automation Marking the latest foray into space exploration, ...

WASHINGTON -- Scientists said they have found evidence of water in the atmosphere of Jupiter's icy moon "Europa." NASA said its Hubble space telescope observed the presence of persistent water vapor ...

A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust where an ocean is thought to ...

Can life survive in the solar system once the sun dies and becomes a red giant star? New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer ...

March offers a total lunar eclipse visible across the Americas, along with a visible transition of Venus from the evening to the morning sky. Mercury and Venus are observable together in the evening ...