Gravitational assists are an emblematic example of why space travel is hard —it is exactly rocket science, after all. Gravity ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

Giovanni Cassini was born in Perinaldo, in what is now Italy, on June 8, 1625. Early work on Jupiter and Mars’ rotational periods and the positions of Jupiter’s satellites led to an invitation ...

NASA's discoveries reveal water's prevalence beyond Earth, from subsurface oceans on moons to vapor in exoplanet atmospheres.

But on the way, Cassini has snapped some images of Jupiter that have scientists wishing they were there. A spectrograph built by students and faculty the University of Colorado at Boulder has yielded ...

THAT differences occurred in the rate of motion of different markings on Jupiter was first discovered by Cassini in the seventeenth century. But other observers in later years appear to have ...

Juno Minerals has executed an agreement for the sale of the non-core Mount Mason DSO hematite project in WA to Gold Valley ...

“In the universe, an absolute vacuum is rare, and most of the universe is very low-density high-temperature plasma,” said Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona. “In principle, sound ...

The atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter and Saturn continue to intrigue ... and high-resolution imaging from missions such as Juno and Cassini. This body of work not only enhances our understanding ...

Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of ...

While there are many truly beautiful objects in the night sky, arguably the most stunning is Jupiter. Seen up close from spacecraft such as Cassini, the swirling textured surface looks like ...