The mission will explore Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. NASA's Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch in October 2024.

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

Jupiter moons Callisto and Ganymede are among the biggest in the solar system, and potential grounds for liquid water and alien life. NASA's JUICE mission will probe them for signs of both.

Jupiter isn’t alone in this category; Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also gas giants, though Uranus and Neptune are often ...

New simulations show that Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly 90-mile-wide asteroid around 4 billion years ago. The colossal collision was likely ...

NASA spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's Europa moon. Updated October 14, 2024 12:23 PM ET Originally published October 14, 2024 5:00 AM ET. By . Chandelis Duster ...

Because Io is so close to its massive host planet, the moon is subjected to a tremendous gravitational pull as it orbits Jupiter once about every 42 hours, according to the Planetary Society.

Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary body in the solar system, and it has tons of ice on its surface as well.

This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...