It’s been imaged by spacecraft—notably by NASA’s Juno in recent months—but this is the best-ever image using an Earth-based instrument. Jupiter moon Io, imaged by SHARK-VIS on Jan. 10 ...

This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of ...

Venus and the planet Jupiter in quick succession. They are called Galilean moons in light of his discovery. Galileo realised that there are satellites which, like Earth's moon, orbit another planet in ...

An illustration of Jupiter with its four largest moons. Jupiter will appear extremely close to Earth’s moon in the sky on Thursday night, before it’s replaced by Mars on Sunday. (Image credit ...

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

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just released stunning images of Jupiter ... has been studying the Jovian system—Jupiter, along ...

The Moon and Jupiter will meet in the southwest sky at around 9.00pm GMT, where Jupiter will be shining bright to the left of the Moon. At the same time tomorrow evening (February 6), the pair will ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, using star trackers to navigate and ensure a smooth journey to its 2030 destination.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in this area are chucking out six times the energy being produced by all ...

Ice moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and ... Europa’s orbit is an ellipse, and the satellite’s shape is affected by Jupiter’s gravity, becoming deformed when it passes closer to Jupiter.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.