NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) ...
Faltering energy security and unstable rare earths supply chains have prompted Europe to think creatively about securing its ...
Ariel, one of Uranus' icy moons, may once have concealed a vast ocean more than 100 miles (170 kilometers) deep beneath its ...
Space is full of strange and fascinating phenomena that often outdo science fiction. Here are some bite-sized facts about our ...
Underground oceans on moons “are perhaps the best candidates for the emergence of extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
Stephen DiKerby receives funding from NASA and NSF grants, as well as from Michigan State University. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to ...
The eight largest moons in our solar system are Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, Earth's Moon, Europa, Triton, and Titania. Ganymede is the largest, measuring 5,270 km in diameter.
The next full moon of the summer will be here before we know it as the Sturgeon Moon will be visible on August 9. If you’re looking to view this full moon at its apex, it will reach its peak ...
Twelve American astronauts participated in the Apollo missions (11-17), with the first Moon landing occurring on July 20, 1969, and the last on December 14, 1972. The Moon's surface gravity is ...
A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust where an ocean is thought to ...
Keep your eyes peeled and up towards the sky for the first full moon of the summer! Some refer to the July full moon as the ‘Thunder Moon’ due to the frequency of those pesky summertime thunderstorms ...
(CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes ...