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 ...

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 ...

NASA has detected a mysterious object near Jupiter’s orbit, leaving scientists puzzled. The unknown entity could be a new ...

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 ...

Welcome to Jupiter. NASA scientists have for years sought to understand the gas giant, whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in our solar system combined. Now, thanks to the efforts of ...