There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Pottsville winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends.
"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...
Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.
The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.
Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.
While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...
Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has long intrigued scientists for its potential to harbor life. Though slightly smaller than Earth’s moon, it stands out in the solar system thanks to strong evidence ...
On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...
Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also features a Moon–Saturn meetup and the steady glow of the Beehive Cluster for ...
Jupiter, the giant planet, appeared to align closely with the full Wolf moon, creating a stunning celestial display visible ...
Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing ...
In March 2025, the International Astronomical Union recognised the discovery of a whopping 128 more moons orbiting around ...