NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...

Jupiter is not just the largest planet in our Solar System. It is also surrounded by a vast collection of moons, dozens of ...

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The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its (very long) way to Jupiter, and will finally arrive at the King of Planets in 2031. Its primary mission is to ...

Jupiter's moon Europa has an abnormally high reflectivity, acting like a mirror due to the features of the ice shell. This ...

You’ll want eyes on Jupiter this evening as Europa passes north of Callisto while Ganymede’s large shadow transits the gas giant’s cloud tops. Start observing by 11 P.M. EDT, as the bright planet ...

Another day, another show in the sky! If you look up after dark on Wednesday, April 22, you'll catch a charming moment in the cosmos, no telescope required: a glowing waxing crescent moon hanging near ...

The nights surrounding the new moon on June 14 are the perfect time to hunt for planets and sparkling constellations in the late spring sky.