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 ...

A massive volcano on Jupiter's moon, Io is more powerful than all of Earth's power stations combined - says American space agency, Nasa. The huge volcano was recently detected during flyby of the Juno ...

His target was the planet Jupiter – an object brighter ... They are more commonly referred to as the Galilean moons of Jupiter owing to the fact that they were discovered by Galileo.

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit ... July 21, 2024 — Europa and Enceladus, icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, have evidence of oceans beneath ...

Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...

Sitting neatly in a row, dressed in blue and grey uniforms and blazers, the students waited patiently in a field as dusk gave ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a stunning image of a cloud on Jupiter shaped like a dolphin, proving that even science has an ...