A ‘Hidden’ Solar Outburst Just Exposed a Blind Spot in Space-Weather Forecasting
NASA’s Europa Clipper, a spacecraft on its way to conduct the first detailed study of Jupiter’s moon Europa,…
Where might we find life in our solar system?
Humans have pondered the question of life beyond our planet for millennia. Only in the past few…
Jupiter’s Largest Moon Has a Rare Magnetic Field. A Strange Theory May Explain It
Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, also hosts some of the biggest moons. That includes Ganymede,…
A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter Detector
When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery.…
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results include a detailed image…
Astronomers Detect Entirely New Type of Plasma Wave Above Jupiter’s North Pole
Since entering Jupiter’s orbit in 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been hard at work unveiling the many mysteries…