CAYENNE, French Guiana – A European spacecraft on a nearly 10-year mission will explore Jupiter and three icy moons believed to hold oceans and possibly life. The Ariane rocket will take eight ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the rare sight of three of Jupiter's largest moons, Europa, Callisto, and Io, crossing the face of the gas-giant planet on Jan. 24, 2015.

Keep an eye on the moons themselves, because they will also begin to cross Jupiter's disk: Io at 1:48 a.m. EDT (0548 GMT) and Europa at 2:02 a.m. EDT (0602 GMT). There's an added bonus in the ...

Jupiter now has a total of 92 moons, more than any other planet in the solar system. Getty Images/iStockphoto Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a ...

This photo made available by NASA shows the planet Jupiter, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, on June 27, 2019. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, scientists said they have discovered 12 new moons ...

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at Jupiter through his telescope, he saw what he thought were three ...

Astronomers find 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter 00:33. NASA has a message for space lovers this month: Look up. The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, will be clearly visible June 10 ...

While hunting for the elusive Planet X, astronomers have discovered 12 additional moons around Jupiter, bringing the grand total of the planet’s known satellites up to a whopping 79.

Jupiter has 53 named moons, including the four largest—Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa—which were discovered by Galileo Galilei back in 1610. Sixteen others still don’t have names, ...

On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...

Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered 00:14. A NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of the "surface of the most volcanic world ...

The next eclipse on Earth will happen on Nov. 3. [The Galilean Moons of Jupiter (Countdown)] Because the moon's orbit is tilted with respect to the Earth, ...