There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...

And after follow-up observations, they've confirmed that Jupiter has even more moons than we thought. And these new moons point to a violent and destructive past. Following is a transcript of the ...

Six years of orbiting Jupiter and the discoveries keep coming! Juno’s extended mission brings us closer to Jupiter’s storms, ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has again captured stunning images of Jupiter and its moon Io, providing more insights into the solar ...

About the same diameter as Earth’s moon, the innermost of Jupiter’s four giant moons is covered in volcanoes, some emitting sulfurous plumes hundreds of miles into space. It’s been imaged by ...

Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...

They are more commonly referred to as the Galilean moons of Jupiter owing to the fact that they were discovered by Galileo. The four Galilean moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are ...

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up with the gas giant in ...