The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing to NASA scientists intent on learning more about the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. For nine years, a spacecraft ...

Launch of the two WorldView Legion satellites occurred at 6:13 p.m. ET today (Feb. 4). SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp ...

Arianespace was awarded contracts to launch PLATO, Sentinel-1D, and a pair of second-generation Galileo positioning satellites. The two Galileo craft will share a launcher. Arianespace now has a ...

Liftoff occurred at 6:02 p.m. EST. SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California today (Feb. 1). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets loaded with a combined four dozen Starlink communication satellites into space Tuesday morning from both U.S. coasts.

Credit: OroraTech WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a contract to launch a set of wildfire-monitoring satellites for German company OroraTech on a short turnaround. Rocket Lab said it ...

ISRO achieved a major milestone on Thursday with its fourth attempt at docking two satellites in space as part of the Spadex mission. According to ISRO sources, scientists have successfully ...

She added: "If you have binoculars or a small telescope, you'll see more details like the Galilean moons and the rings on Saturn." Skywatchers have until the end of February to catch a glimpse of ...

Jupiter is easy to spot with the naked eye, and with binoculars or a low power telescope, you can even see the Galilean moons. Looking west-southwest, you will be able to see two more planets ...

The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), launched on December 30, saw two satellites that were launched separately unite at an orbital altitude of approximately 475km, with the final commands ...

Stargazers can use them to spot a few of Jupiter's largest moons, and, depending on the magnification, it is possible to see a glimpse of Saturn's rings. Known as the "Galilean moons," these four ...