Point them at Jupiter tonight—or any night during its ... by far the largest of the giant planet’s estimated 79 moons. Their collective name comes from the fact that Galileo first observed ...
A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82; Jupiter, by contrast, has 79 natural satellites. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft has again captured stunning images of Jupiter and its moon Io, providing more insights into the solar ...
Galileo Galilei's telescopic discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610 revolutionized astronomy and supported heliocentric ...
NASA's mission to send a spacecraft to scour Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of life appears back on track after Hurricane ...
On this date in 2002, the Galileo probe makes it's 33rd pass by the Jovian moon, Io.
Jupiter is near Aldebaran, the star that makes up the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
The Galileo probe expanded on our knowledge of Jupiter's moon, Io, showing us just how hot and hellish the Jovian satellite could be.
Only two of the terrestrial planets have moons orbiting them: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has 79 moons. The four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede ...