The Mars flyby in March was primarily to use the planet's gravitational pull to tweak the Europa Clipper's trajectory.

As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish ...

In a remarkable moment during its journey toward Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft managed to capture a stunning image of Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in one frame. This rare ...

A radar on a spacecraft, intended to investigate the mystery of an extraterrestrial ocean, was never completely tested in Earthly chambers because there wasn’t a chamber large enough on our planet.

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft just aced a key radar test while flying past Mars, proving its ability to detect structures ...

Europa Clipper's radar instrument received echoes of its very-high-frequency radar signals that bounced off Mars and were ...

NASA's Europa Clipper nailed a major radar test during a Mars flyby, proving it’s ready to peer into Europa’s mysterious icy ...

From a half-million miles away, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured Mars with its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in space. To see a labeled view, swipe the slider above to the left.

American space agency NASA says it used the gravity assist maneuver the Europa Clipper conducted back in March to test the ...

Explore the most anticipated US space missions from NASA and SpaceX by 2030. These missions will cover everything from ...

NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within just 550 miles of the red planet’s surface on March 1.

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...