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The data Europa Clipper receives will help scientists develop a better sense of the moon's structure, what materials may exist within it and whether it could sustain life.

This will be the last time in more than 300 years, researchers say, that a total solar eclipse will go over southern Illinois and Missouri. Here’s what you need to know to make the best of the celestial spectacle.

The project that has been years in the making and involved dozens of students from different disciplines is set to launch on a SpaceX rocket in February. The school hopes it’s the first of many student-run projects that make it to space.

Washington University scientists say smoke particles from wildfires may damage health and contribute to climate change more than experts had realized.

A science experiment designed by two local students is scheduled to be launched into space on a NASA rocket on Friday after a three-year delay. The experiment could help scientists determine if tools could be made in space using 3D printers.

The three-year program includes MIT and Georgia Tech and will give students training and experience in a field that will need more employees in the near future.

Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive up to a $2 million grant to research space mining as NASA lays the groundwork for moon research communities.

Most of what mankind knows about Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth’s moon sits on servers in St. Louis thanks to researchers at Washington University. Earth and planetary sciences professor Raymond Arvidson joins “St. Louis on the Air” to discuss his department's latest contract renewal with NASA.

An orbit-bound experiment by two Lindbergh High School students is delayed at least another year after it was lost by a package delivery company.

St. Louis-based Impossible Sensing is helping NASA decipher data from its Perseverance rover, which landed Thursday on Mars. Founder Pablo Sobron discussed the company's work on "St. Louis on the Air."