The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the October 14, 2024, launch. Scheduled to arrive in the ...

Jupiter’s auroras sparkle with mystery — and Webb just uncovered a cosmic riddle scientists didn’t see coming.

JWST uncovers unexpected behavior in polar lights on Jupiter, while a Mars rover captures the first image of an aurora.

The data revealed that gas from HW2's accretion disk is collapsing inward at breakneck speed, feeding the star at an ...

On Earth, the charged particles emitted by the sun create impressive light shows in the sky. But there are also auroras on our neighboring planet. The Mars rover Perseverance has observed them, ...

If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.

The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (UC Berkeley) / VISUALIZATION: Joseph ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully ...

Juno’s latest discoveries have pulled back the veil on Jupiter’s harsh atmosphere and the fiery volcanic world of Io. The ...

Astronomers have long speculated about an unseen planet lurking in the solar system's outer edge. This hypothetical world, dubbed Planet Nine, could explain the unusual clustering ...

HERE’S a question: do you know what happens to pee in space? If yes, urine with a chance of nailing this quiz. If not, you ...