The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired, putting the status of the mission in limbo.

After nearly 10 years, NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno is likely no longer operating with its latest mission extension ending during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

Juno launched in 2011 and entered Jupiter's orbit in 2016, embarking on an ambitious mission originally set for just 20 ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, orbiting Jupiter since 2016, may have stopped working, but the space agency has not confirmed its current status ...

The 29th moon found to be orbiting the solar system’s 7th planet is about six miles wide. By Katrina Miller The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded. On Tuesday, astronomers using the James ...

With the recent discovery of traces of what may or may not be or have been life on Mars, eyes are turning to another world in ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe. This year's budget expires at the end of ...

The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A University of Iowa researcher is part of an international team that has identified a never-before-seen plasma wave high above Jupiter’s north pole. The wave, called the ...

Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...