On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...
A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...
A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in ...
NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft in 2024 with the goal of investigating whether conditions favorable for life ...
SpaceX’s Crew-11 is returning from the International Space Station (ISS) early due to a medical concern with one of its ...
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system ...
Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...
On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...
Scientists have measured that Jupiter releases more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, based on observations of its structure, rotation, and atmospheric behavior.
The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and ...
After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...
If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...