There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles ...
Image of Jupiter and three of its four Galilean satellites through an amateur telescope, similar to what Galileo might have seen. Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter and three of its four Galilean ...
India’s space agency ISRO postponed a highly anticipated space docking mission for the second time late Wednesday. The agency cited an issue arising from excess drift between the satellites ...
If New Glenn lifts off on Monday as planned, the Amazon founder’s rocket company will be on track to give Elon Musk’s SpaceX some genuine competition. By Kenneth Chang Charon is large in ...
With this successful experiment, Project Diana marked the birth of radio astronomy. Still not enough space? Don't forget to check out our Space Image of the Day, and on the weekends our Best Space ...
It helps to practice patience, but always contact a doctor if your baby has symptoms of sickness or pain. If you’ve been a parent or caregiver for longer than 24 hours, you know the expression ...
Australians have looked at the skies around southeast Queensland with awe after a giant UFO appeared to descend from the heavens. It was, in fact, a storm cell - though images show its uncanny ...
Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering what happened to today in space history don't miss ...