Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas ...

Bright oranges and reds shooting skyward, and a sea of cooler black below... our mental images of volcanoes are as vivid as reality, though volcanism is not limited to our home planet. Dr. Radebaugh ...

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, ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a photo of Jupiter's moon Thebe.

Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system, transits its parent planet Jupiter this evening, beginning just before midnight EDT tonight. Its shadow follows, offering an intriguing sight for ...

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 ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter's inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) captured this image ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers who look high in the western sky after dark on ...

A violent, swirling storm on Jupiter captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft Enhanced image by Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran based on images provided courtesy of NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS under CC ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter for 10 years. During that time, it has studied the huge storms on the planet, such as the Great Red Spot, which is larger than Earth. New data shows ...