With its sensitive infrared cameras and high-resolution spectrometer, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing new secrets of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, in particular Ganymede, the largest moon, and Io, the most volcanically…
India's space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a planned landing next month on the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India's position as a major space power.The Indian…
A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history -- as long as 3.5 billion years ago.
A team of…
The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of scientists including Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Christopher Glein has discovered new evidence that the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon…
Queenstown and Moon’s Blessing may fight out the finish of the Racing Patrons Trophy (1,200m), the feature event of the opening day races to be held here on Saturday (May 20). False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to the winning post)…
A European spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a decade-long quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons that could have buried oceans.The journey began with a morning liftoff by Europe's Ariane rocket from French Guiana in South…
KOUROU: The European Space Agency's JUICEspace probe successfully launched Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.The launch on an Ariane 5!-->!-->…
<!-- -->NASA's Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch in October next year.Kourou, France: Could vast, long-hidden oceans be teeming with alien life in our very own Solar System?A new chapter in humanity's search for…