A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.
Europa Clipper wouldn't risk impacting the planet. Then the team used the spacecraft's engines to veer closer to Mars' orbit in what are called trajectory correction maneuvers, or TCMs.
So, with everything on track, mission controllers commanded Europa Clipper to approach Mars' orbit in November of last year, followed by two additional maneuvers in January and February that set ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper is using Mars and Earth’s gravity to travel efficiently to Jupiter. The spacecraft will study Europa’s ice and ocean.
The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...
Tense, public squabbles between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA have stirred the space industry, but behind the scenes, space ...
The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.
The Startup Pulsar Fusion is proposing a 2 Megawatt nuclear fusion orbital components for 2027. Pulsar has now proceeded to ...