Moons of Jupiter

Meet the maestro behind ‘The Galilean Suite’ — an epic space symphony dedicated to Jupiter’s largest moons

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Dr. Sarah Adams

KNARESBOROUGH, UK — It’s a cold afternoon in the charming village of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, England. Some are out braving the weather, ...

See Wild New Close-Up Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The mutilated surface of Jupiter’s moon Io was revealed in great detail by the Juno spacecraft, which has been exploring the Jovian ...

Juno Spacecraft Gears Up for Closest Look at Jupiter’s Tormented Moon

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s curious Jupiter probe is getting chummier with the planet’s most erratic moon, Io. The Juno spacecraft will carry out the closest ...

NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

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Dr. Sarah Adams

As far as we know, life needs water. Due to this simple truth, astronomers and astrobiologists have naturally focused their efforts on ...

See the nearly full moon and Jupiter shine bright together tonight

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The moon will meet up with Jupiter tonight in a gorgeous post-Thanksgiving meet up. The moon will be almost fully illuminated during ...

Webb Telescope Reveals a High-Speed Jet on Jupiter

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Dr. Sarah Adams

In July 2022, the Webb Space Telescope detected an intense jet shooting across the equator of Jupiter, the largest planet in our ...

NASA’s Juno Reveals Hellish Landscape of Jupiter’s Moon Io in Latest Flyby

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Dr. Sarah Adams

After years of capturing the massive world of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft has recently turned its attention to its Jovian moons. During ...