For 44 years, it was a mystery as to how Jupiter’s most violent moon, Io, became so volcanically active. It […] ...

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Scientists still debate whether these came from asteroids that passed close into Mars' ...

The European space mission JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is currently on its way to probe in more detail. It will fly past Europa and Jupiter’s outer moon Callisto, before settling into ...

This means the gravitational force that it feels from Jupiter changes throughout its orbit, twisting and squeezing the interior of the moon, which results in energy being released as heat.

In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.

As its name suggests, the mission’s target is Europa, one of the biggest of Jupiter’s 95 known moons. Europa is a snowball slightly smaller than Earth’s moon. It has an atmosphere that is ...

In addition, Jupiter is at its closest to Earth just one day earlier ... With these aids, you may even be able to see some of Jupiter’s larger moons as well. One key tip for observing objects ...

Jupiter will be at its brightest and most visible in the night ... (Think about how full moon, or our brightest moon, occurs only when the moon is opposite the sun.) That’s why Jupiter will ...

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