Jupiter Already Has 69 Moons In Total, As Astronomers Discover Two New Moons Orbiting The Gas Planet

Medicine & Technology Jun 14, 2017

Astronomers discover two new moons orbiting Jupiter, making the planet's recognized moon total to 69 already.

NASA Discovers Possible Life On Jupiter's Moon Europa & Saturn's Moon Enceladus Thanks To Their Alien Ocean World

Apr 16, 2017

Find out NASA's surprising discovery about Saturn's moon here.

Jupiter's Great Cold Spot Discovered By University Of Leicester Astronomers

Apr 12, 2017

A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivaling the scale of the planet's famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet's polar aurorae.

From the Surface of Jupiter's Moon—Europa Reveals Icy Glass

May 13, 2015

The European Space Agency (ESA) has just published a striking picture of Europa, Jupiter's icy moon. In the image the surface looks like shattered glass; it reveals many interlocking cracks in the moon's icy crust which were formed by an ocean below the moon's surface. Now a team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) led by planetary scientist Kevin Hand has identified the cracks as sea salt.