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

As such, the sun’s rays hit Jupiter’s surface more evenly throughout the planet’s orbit and rotation, removing any seasonal changes on Jupiter. It’s an intriguing discovery but comes with ...

on the lookout for signs of water plumes and other ocean-driven features. Two magnetometers will probe the sub-surface ocean by studying electrical currents induced by Jupiter's magnetic field.

Jupiter’s poles have long been a focus ... planet's auroral ovals during much of their existence. These features are not mere surface anomalies but likely anticyclonic vortices that extend ...

Through January, many interesting astronomical events occur in the night sky. Mars is at its brightest, Venus and Saturn ...

Scientists think there’s an ocean of magma under its rocky surface. Io, which orbits Jupiter every 42 hours ... ir was able to reveal features as small as 50 miles across, a spatial resolution ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.

Sixty-seven orbits of Jupiter ... it possesses several unique features. For one, it is covered by a crust made of ice, but experts believe that beneath this icy surface lies an ocean approximately ...