Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

"Our experiments provide clues to better understand JWST Europa observations and serve as a prelude to upcoming close-range ...

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

The Moon and Jupiter share the morning sky as they rise together in Gemini the Twins. The pair is about 3° high in the ...

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Two new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total number of natural satellites orbiting the gas giant ...

Nearby, you'll also be able to spot the bright star Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue ...

Scientists study Jupiter's moon Europa. New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal a dynamic surface. This challenges ...

Millions of kilometres from Earth, orbiting the giant Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft faced a serious problem. One of its ...

Europa, the superstar among Jupiter’s many moons One of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, Europa is almost the size of our own moon. It's encased in an ice sheet estimated to be 10 miles to 15 miles ...