The most giant crater in the solar system is located here on Calisto. This is Valhalla,…
Jupiter
During a space exploration mission, a researcher recently observed an unusual pattern in Jupiter’s storm clouds…
Imagine a moon that glows continuously, even on its night side – the side facing away…
The amount of water vapor found in Europa’s atmosphere is small – about an Olympic-sized swimming…
Europa holds the palm in the solar system for the smoothness of its surface. There are…
The small moon Io (slightly larger than our Moon) significantly influences the parent Jupiter (more than…
of Jupiter as seen from the surface of its icy moon Europa. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The…
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest gas giant. The most famous…
Scientists have spotted 12 more moons around Jupiter, adding to an already huge number that only…
Jupiter, which is far from the Sun, would logically be cold, but its upper atmosphere is…
“Sweeper” of the Solar System Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system and…
What do we observe when approaching Jupiter? After traveling 248 million miles (400 million kilometers), you…
The theory goes that Jupiter pushes dangerous comets and asteroids out of their deadly orbits so…
Assuming that everything on the enlarged Earth scaled in the same way, things would be 25…
With an average temperature of minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 145 degrees Celsius), Jupiter is cold…
Why didn’t Jupiter become a star? Jupiter has no solid ground and is made up of…
Veteran astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of Arizona unveiled this spectacular photo of Jupiter on September 17, 2022.…