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Huge new volcano has burst through the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io
This Juno image from February (right) reveals a new volcano that wasn’t there in a Galileo image from…
Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for
Seen against the backdrop of Jupiter’s dramatic, swirling atmosphere, Europa might at first appear a bit drab. With…
How to See the Conjunction Between Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. August has delivered many…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may have disappeared and reformed
Jupiter’s red spot as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstad/Sean Doran ? CC NC SA Jupiter’s Great…
Jupiter’s moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years
Io, Jupiter’s innermost moon, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system Joshimer Binas/Alamy Stock Photo…
See the messages NASA is sending to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa
Illustration of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft NASA/JPL-Caltech IN OCTOBER, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is due to start its…
Europa Clipper: NASA’s mission to moon of Jupiter isn’t meant to find alien life – but it could
An artist’s impression of Europa Clipper near the moon it is named after NASA An instrument on a…
Jupiter’s stormy surface replicated in lab
Vortices on Jupiter, captured by NASA’s Juno mission in 2022 NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Brian Swift Stunning patterns in Jupiter’s atmosphere have…
We may have found a crater on Jupiter’s moon Io for the first time
The little black dot (bottom middle) may be the first impact crater spotted on Io NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill,…