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

Earth could have sent life all the way to Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter. A recent study published in the International ...

When did Jupiter’s Galilean moons first contain the ingredients for life? This is what complementary studies published in The Planetary Science Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its (very long) way to Jupiter, and will finally arrive at the King of Planets in 2031. Its primary mission is to ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is by ...

Another day, another show in the sky! If you look up after dark on Wednesday, April 22, you'll catch a charming moment in the cosmos, no telescope required: a glowing waxing crescent moon hanging near ...

You’ll want eyes on Jupiter this evening as Europa passes north of Callisto while Ganymede’s large shadow transits the gas giant’s cloud tops. Start observing by 11 P.M. EDT, as the bright planet ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Pottsville winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades.