Send your name to space as part of Europa Clipper mission
Traveling to space may be the stuff of dreams for most folks, but sending your name instead is a distinct possibility. It’s not quite the same as donning a spacesuit…
Oh Hey, There’s the JUICE Probe Heading for Jupiter
The telescope’s view shows the Jupiter probe as just a speck. But this won’t be the last time we see JUICE. The spacecraft will use the gravity of the Earth-Moon…
Key Instrument on Newly Launched Jupiter Probe Is Already Exhibiting Problems
The JUICE mission is at the very beginning of its eight-year journey to Jupiter and its moons, but one of its science instruments is already misbehaving. Astronomers Could Soon Get…
Jupiter Moon Probe Switches On Science Instrument for the First Time
An illustration of the JUICE spacecraft around Jupiter and its moons. Illustration: ESA It’s been less than two weeks since the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE mission began its journey…
Europe Successfully Launches JUICE on Its Historic Mission to Visit Jupiter’s Icy Moons
A highly-anticipated mission to Jupiter and its intriguing moons is officially underway, with an Ariane-5 rocket successfully delivering the JUICE probe to space earlier today. The craft will now begin…
Watch Live as JUICE Embarks on Its Historic Mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moons
A highly-anticipated mission to Jupiter and its intriguing moons is gearing up for liftoff, ready to begin an eight-year journey through the solar system to reach icy worlds that may…
How to watch Juice launch for Jupiter’s icy moons
The European Space Agency (ESA) is making final preparations for the launch of a new spacecraft that will explore the icy moons of Jupiter. And you can watch the start…
What to Know About the JUICE Mission to Jupiter and Its Frozen Moons
A view of Ganymede, as imaged by the Juno probe. Image: NASA JUICE is scheduled to perform 35 Jovian moon flybys, but the mission will end with the spacecraft settling…
What’s That Big White Splotch on Uranus?
With all the fanfare around the Webb Space Telescope, it’s easy to forget about the tireless work of Hubble, its predecessor. The 30-year-old orbiting observatory has taken new images of…
Aurorae light up the skies over Jupiter’s four largest moons
One of the Earth’s great natural wonders is the Northern Lights or aurora borealis; delicate waves of colors that appear in the sky over polar regions when energetic particles from…