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

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he ...

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...

Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his homemade telescope.

While Jupiter is known for its four large Galilean ... breaking up at some point in Saturn's past. Saturn's major moons have many names from cultures around the world. Some include Aegir (Norse ...

As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on ... and how it changes as the volcanic moon is squeezed and stretched by Jupiter's (and its fellow moons') gravity. If Io did have a sub-surface ocean ...

Jupiter doesn’t have seasons ... as spacecraft like Juno complete observations of the planet, and its various moons. In fact, recent observations of the Jovian moon, Io, have shown some ...

When it comes to finding alien life on other planets, most astrobiologists will tell you to “follow the water ...

but exactly how many moons does Saturn have? And how does that compare to massive Jupiter's count? In May 2023, Saturn's moon count skyrocketed to 145 after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ...