A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.
Giant helium balloons are a cheap, more environmentally friendly alternative to rocket launches – and you get the satellite back.
Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Only about 12kg of oxygen is produced per second on Europa, which is on the lower side of previous estimates from about 5kg to 1,100 kg per second.
The mission provided details about how to deflect an asteroid should one threaten Earth in future.
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