The first private spacecraft mission to Venus will combat the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat ...

While NASA said launch opportunities are available ... as well as the Voyager 1 and 2 probes in 1979. NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since July 2016. The Clipper's impending ...

A space mission to the icy moons of Jupiter is making its final preparations ahead of its launch in April ... The six-tonne spacecraft will make fly-bys, which means a close approach for ...

NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper had a rocky road to space. How it switched rockets and more to launch to Jupiter ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is using Mars and Earth’s gravity to travel efficiently to Jupiter. The spacecraft will study Europa’s ...

Who's up for a late-night rocket launch? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket should be visible from Palm Beach County after liftoff Sunday.

Gravity assists have become common practice for spacecraft venturing to the far reaches of our solar system. For instance, last year, the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE ...

This maneuver is designed to adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical phase in its 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) trek to the Jupiter system. However ...