Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

What resulted was the Mariner program, a series of interplanetary probes launched between 1962 and 1973 that performed flyby missions of the inner planets. The list of accomplishments of the ...

On February 25th, 1969, NASA launched Mariner 6, a spacecraft intended to conduct a flyby of Mars to search for signs of life on the red planet. When it passed by Mars, it took many pictures.

However, after re-evaluating using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers discovered that Enaiposha shares more similarities with Venus than previously thought, leading to the proposal of ...

NASA’s Mariner 10 space probe was the first spacecraft to complete a flyby of Mercury. The first of its three encounters with the planet took place on this day in ...

Japan’s Akatsuki probe, parked in orbit around Venus since 2015, has unquestioningly captured the most spectacular views of the shrouded planet. The false-color image above, taken on July 11 ...

This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows Venus taken from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday ...

The discovery of 128 new moons puts Saturn way ahead of its rival, Jupiter. The twin probes should operate for about a year before the team is forced to shut off yet more instruments. After ...