Webb telescope captures images of Jupiter's auroras in stunning detail
Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Lunar eclipses, supermoons, meteor showers happening in 2025
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NASA's hopes for Europa Clipper mission
NASA's solar-powered Europa Clipper took off Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is projected to reach Jupiter by April 2030 and will study one of the planet's moons. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood explains what scientists are hoping to accomplish with the mission.
NASA launches probe to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
NASA launches Europa Clipper
NASA successfully launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft Monday toward Jupiter where it will monitor a moon for potential habitable qualities. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on the spacecraft expected to near Jupiter's moon Europa around April 2030.
SpaceX launching probe toward Jupiter
A multi-billion dollar space mission launching Monday may reveal more about an icy moon circling planet Jupiter. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
Jupiter spacecraft completes first moon-Earth flyby, ESA says
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer flew past Earth on Aug. 20, capturing unique images along the way.
Miss the "parade of planets"? Here's when you could see it again.
You may have heard that six planets were set to align in a rare "parade of planets" this morning. Experts say it wasn't the "spectacular celestial event" you were promised – and shared when you should really watch.
A rare 6-planet alignment will occur soon. Here's what to know.
The orbits of six planets will bring them to the same side of the sun to create a "planetary parade" in early June.
Jupiter's moon Europa generates 1,000 tons of oxygen a day, study says
A new study suggests there is less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than scientists previously thought.
NASA releases new images of solar system's "most volcanic world"
NASA's spacecraft Juno did a flyby of Jupiter's moon Io to learn more about the lunar body's volcanic activity.
NASA spacecraft captures glowing green dot on Jupiter
Lightning also occurs on other planets. Here's what we know about the lightning strike on Jupiter.
How to watch a rare 5-planet alignment this weekend
The planetary alignment will include Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury.
Jupiter probe prepped for Thursday launch
Europe's JUICE probe will study three of Jupiter's icy moons, looking for signs of habitable sub-surface oceans.
Five planets aligning in the sky this week
Five planets will be lining up in the sky in March and experts say the last Tuesday of the month will be the best night to see it. Senior CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano with more.
Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered
Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile have discovered a dozen new moons around Jupiter, bringing the total to 92 moons -- more than any planet in our solar system.
Astronomers discover 12 new moons around Jupiter
The new moons were discovered using telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and their orbits were confirmed with follow-up observations.
How to watch Jupiter make its closest approach to Earth in decades
Stargazers can get the view of a lifetime on Monday night as Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963.
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