On Dec. 28, 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft discovered auroras on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. Galileo launched in 1989 ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in the last two decades, according to NASA. The moon is the largest in our solar system. (FILE-A screenshot from the ...
The ocean on Ganymede may have more water than all the water on Earth. In this artist’s concept, the moon Ganymede orbits the giant planet Jupiter. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae on ...
The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky ...
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a vast dark matter detector, and upcoming space missions might be able to spot distinctive dark matter craters on its ancient surface. Physicists searching for dark ...
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 26: The Moon shares the sky with Saturn ...
Our solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede of Jupiter, has never been completely mapped — until now. Scientists led by Wheaton College’s Geoffrey Collins combined data from NASA’s Voyager 1, 2 and ...
When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A physicist is taking that advice to heart, advancing a bold plan to use none other ...
Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to ...
In a landmark observation by a team of international researchers, NASA's Juno spacecraft has, for the first time, clearly detected the auroras of Jupiter's moon Callisto. This discovery completes the ...
The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.
On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...
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