NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...

There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...

But only a few moons in our solar system were likely created this way. Scientists predict that Jupiter’s and Saturn’s inner ...

Ice moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus are currently at the forefront of the search for extraterrestrial life, as it is believed that beneath their thick icy shells there ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Whereas our solar system's oldest moons, such as the inner moons of Jupiter and Saturn, likely formed during the emergence of our solar system from the disk of gas and dust that rotated around ...

"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body in our solar system. As demonstrated by explosive news from NASA on ...

The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up with the gas giant in the constellation Taurus. The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Jupiter has long been credited with protecting the inner solar system from pesky ...