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In 2019, Saturn pushed ahead of Jupiter as the planet with the most moons in our solar system. Now, however, Jupiter’s moon count has been revised thanks to the discovery of 12 new moons ...
Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and ...
Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.
On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...
The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, ...
Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.
A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday on a journey of more than six years to discover if the moon has the ability to support life.
This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...
Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans. This article was originally featured on The Conversation. On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s ...
"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...
How many moons does Saturn have? Saturn's eight largest moons were discovered between 1671 and 1848 by several astronomers. For much of the 20th century, the moon counts for Jupiter and Saturn ...