Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international team of scientists modeled how complex organic molecules—essential building ...

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.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured an extraordinary image of Thebe, the second-largest of Jupiter’s inner moons, providing new insights into the planet’s distant ring system. This close flyby, which ...

Essential ingredients for life could be far more widespread than previously thought. Jupiter's moons may have inherited them from their very formation. These icy worlds, long perceived as inert, are ...

Jupiter puts on the most powerful display of auroral lights in the entire solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jupiter's ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has snuck a peek at one of Jupiter's largest inner moons. During a close flyby, the spacecraft got a look at Jupiter's moon Thebe from just 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) away.

As NASA's Juno flew around Jupiter last week, the spacecraft snapped a photo of an object before it could make a clean getaway. That clunky, bumpy thing at the far right edge of the frame is Thebe, ...

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, also have the largest satellite systems, or the most moons. At present, Jupiter's reported moon count stands at more than 100 moons, ...