Jupiter
Galileo Will Plunge Into Jupiter on September 21
Image credit: NASA/JPL Time is running out for NASA's Galileo spacecraft. After eight years of loyal service imaging Jupiter and…
Jupiter Gets Even More Satellites
Image credit: UBC A team of Canadian astronomers have discovered even more new satellites for Jupiter, giving the giant planet…
Six New Moons Found Around Jupiter
Image credit: University of Hawaii Astronomers from the University of Hawaii have discovered six new moons for Jupiter, pushing the…
Finding Salt on Io
Image credit: NASA A team of French and American astronomers have discovered the presence of salt (NaCl) in Io's atmosphere.…
Galileo’s Last Look at Io
Image credit: NASA The final images that the Galileo spacecraft will take of Jupiter's moon Io were released today. They…
Europa Could be Very Thick Skinned
Image credit: NASA The evidence is mounting that Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter, has an ocean of water…
Eleven More Jupiter Moons Discovered
Image credit: NASA Jupiter pushed past the other planets with the recent discovery of 11 new moons, bringing its total…
Jupiter is Buffeted by Solar Wind
Image credit: NASA Scientists have uncovered the workings of an invisible bubble of charged particles that surround Jupiter and interact…
Jupiter’s X-Ray Hotspot Puzzles Astronomers
Image credit: Chandra A new image taken by the Chandra X-Ray Telescope shows puzzling, pulsating hotspots at Jupiter's north and…