Scientists use sunspots to predict the solar cycle and solar activity. That activity leads to space weather in the form of ...

After nine years of design, planning, and preparation, NASA 's Europa Clipper finally set sail on October 14, 2024, at 12:06 ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there.

In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that ...

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A on NASA's anticipated Europa Clipper mission. The launch ...

NASA has taken to its blog to confirm the Sun has now reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, meaning we can expect a lot more activity out of our local star. The space agency informed ...

Impact Link Thanks to the sun, we're in the middle of the best time to see the northern lights — and maybe the worst time to be a satellite. NASA announced Tuesday that the sun is in the ...

NASA is set to launch a jumbo spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to see if an icy moon of Jupiter has the characteristics of a ...

It’s also the second ever NASA launch for Falcon Heavy ... “The distance of Jupiter five times farther from the Sun than the Earth is, means it’s very cold out there,” he said.

This peak of activity is expected to last another year, according to NASA. The sun, and the intense magnetic activity it generates that causes the northern lights, waxes and wanes on an 11-year ...

Now that Milton has plowed its way out of the state and into the Atlantic Ocean, teams at NASA have been able to get back to the launch site at the Kennedy Space Center to assess the extent of the ...

For centuries, scientists have been counting sunspots to track this 11-year solar cycle, watching as the Sun transforms from a blank, spotless disk during solar minimum to one freckled with sunspots ...