Or perhaps more likely, look at under a microscope. The latest candidate for hosting nearby life is Jupiter’s moon, Io. Let’s take a look at what makes Io special, and what we might hope to ...

Jupiter is near Aldebaran, the star that makes up the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting ...

Liftoff! NASA's Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter Oct. 14, 2024 — NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with ...

NASA's latest findings indicate that Jupiter's volcanic moon Io does not have a global magma ocean beneath its surface, debunking previous theories. This conclusion comes from analysis of data ...

Stargazers across India will have the chance to witness a stunning celestial event as the Moon shines brightly between the planets Saturn and Jupiter. This unique alignment will be visible shortly ...

Tuesday, April 9: A 2%-lit crescent moon will be below Jupiter, with comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in between. Wednesday, April 10: A 7%-lit crescent moon will be above Jupiter and comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.

About the same diameter as Earth’s moon, the innermost of Jupiter’s four giant moons is covered in volcanoes, some emitting sulfurous plumes hundreds of miles into space. It’s been imaged by ...

NASA's Juno mission revealed that Jupiter's moon, Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, doesn't possess a global magma ocean. Instead, separate magma chambers fuel its over 400 active ...

From an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter, the moon will be involved in a bevy of spectacular events in 2025, and it will appear at its biggest and brightest since 2019.

Although the black moon itself will be invisible, it will create ideal opportunities for stargazing where planets like Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and the galaxies and nebulae will appear to shine ...