Europa
Double Shadow Transit Season for the Jovian Moons Begins
Opposition season 2016 for Jupiter kicks off with a great series of double shadow transits of the Galilean Moons.
Obama Administration Proposes Smaller 2017 NASA Budget of $19 Billion with Big Exploration Cuts
The Obama Administration has announced its new Federal budget and is proposing to cut NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget to…
Will We Contaminate Europa?
Europa is probably the best place in the Solar System to go searching for life. But before they're launched, any…
Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Io is one of the four large Galilean moons of Jupiter, visible with binoculars or a small telescope. Let's learn…
Jupiter’s Moon Callisto
With 67 confirmed satellites, Jupiter has the largest system of moons in the Solar System. The greatest of these are…
Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
In 1610, Galileo Galilei looked up at the night sky through a telescope of his own design. Spotting Jupiter, he…
Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's four largest moons - aka. the Galilean Moons, consisting of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - are nothing if…
The Planet Jupiter
Jupiter is the 5th planet in the Solar System, and the largest by far, easily visible in the night sky…
What About a Mission to Europa?
Europa’s water exists in a layer around the planet, encased in a layer of ice. Could there be life down…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 26, 2015: Paul Sutter, CCAPP Visiting Fellow
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Paul Sutter, the CCAPP Visiting Fellow who works on the…