If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...

Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life.

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...

For instance, last year, the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon ... to study the planet's surface using Clipper's radar and thermal imager, according to NASA. Credit: NASA During its ...

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...

On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for ... critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby offers ...

NASA's Lucy probe will journey to an asteroid that has remained untouched for 150 million years, potentially revealing ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Today (March 1), NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will fly past Mars, gliding just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the Red Planet's surface. This maneuver is designed to ...

Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary ... Planetary Interiors and Geophysics Group at NASA's JPL, didn't start out looking for an ocean ...