"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the ...

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System. With 79 moons, it falls just behind Saturn’s moon count of 82. Imagine looking up into the night sky and seeing not one but 79 different moons ...

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at Jupiter through his telescope, he saw what he thought were three tiny ...

Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...

Live Science reports on Jupiter’s opposition on January 10, 2026, explaining what it means, how bright Jupiter will appear, where to find it in the sky, and how to see the planet and its four main ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon ...

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun.

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...