This week, NASA released the ... long trek to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. As such, onboard are a pair of small cameras called star trackers, which capture the images for the ultimate star map ...

Marking the latest foray into space exploration, NASA has launched its first mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa ... MORE: New NASA photos show fiery eruptions from volcanos on Jupiter's ...

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency's ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Laurie Leshin discussed various outer space endeavors in an earth and planetary ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (John ...