On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in...
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Europe’s first-ever Jupiter mission is officially underway. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an...
Europe’s Jupiter explorer will wait at least one day longer for launch. Europe’s JUICE mission missed its...
Editor’s note: ESA has postponed the launch of its JUICE Jupiter mission due to the risk of...
Editor’s note: ESA has postponed the launch of its JUICE Jupiter mission due to the risk of...
Europe’s flagship mission to Jupiter looks ready to fly. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of...
On April 13, 1969, NASA launched a new weather satellite called Nimbus 3. This was the third...
An animation depicting Europe’s JUICE spacecraft approaching Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. (Image credit: ESA/ATG MediaLab) Editor’s note: ESA...
Serious rocket power is on view in a Florida SpaceX hangar. On Tuesday (April 11), SpaceX showcased...
On April 12, 1961, a human went to space for the first time! Yuri Gagarin was the...
