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 ...
Experts analyzed satellite imagery of planetary surface cracks and compared them with Earth's geologic features, searching ...
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
(JUICE's anticipated arrival at Jupiter is July 2031 ... allowing scientists to study the planet's surface using Clipper's radar and thermal imager, according to NASA. Credit: NASA During its ...
like Jupiter. Planets are formed from protoplanetary disks, spinning clouds of dust and gas that are the perfect ingredients for planet formation. This new study suggests the accretion takes place ...
Using data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter’s highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...
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 ... works with planetary bodies as well. Moons or planets with enough internal heat can have a liquid ...