Work is ongoing to refine images NASA’s Galileo spacecraft captured of Europa as scientists prepare for exploration of Jupiter’s icy moon. The surface of Jupiter’s…
This October marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter by space shuttle Atlantis. To celebrate the mission — designed,…
Data from the probe’s 1995 fireball has continued to confound those studying the mission. New simulations and faster computers point to bettering atmospheric entry vehicles….
On December 7, 1995, NASA’s historic Galileo probe plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere at 106,000 mph (107,600 kph), relaying 58 minutes of data back to Earth…
Listening to electro-magnetic waves around the Earth, converted to sound, is almost like listening to singing and chirping birds at dawn with a crackling campfire…
Far across the solar system, from where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that…
The Moon was a focal point for NASA in 2017, whether it was blocking out the Sun during one of the most-viewed events in U.S….
Planetary missions including Galileo, Cassini and Juno, and a number of spacecraft that orbit Earth, provide observations to create a comprehensive understanding of how planets…
This 12-frame mosaic was taken by Galileo’s camera when the spacecraft was 94,000 kilometers from Europa, providing the highest resolution view ever obtained of the…
Using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, researchers have discovered clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa for the first time. A new analysis of data…
