The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

"Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto - are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are ...

The quest to understand the chemical makeup of distant celestial bodies is gaining momentum thanks to the advanced capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A recent study, submitted ...

Webb Telescope is investigating the formation of moons around a massive planet. Astronomers are using the data to study the chemical composition of a disc that is believed to be the basis for the ...

Scientists have developed a new method using knot theory to find the optimal routes for future space missions without the need to waste fuel. Just as sat-nav did away with the need to argue over the ...

What type of lander could touch down on Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io? This is what a recent paper presented at the AIAA 2025 Regional Student Conference hopes to address as a team of student engineers ...

In a landmark observation by a team of international researchers, NASA's Juno spacecraft has, for the first time, clearly ...

Almost everyone knows that Jupiter has more moons than it probably knows what to do with—Ninety-five and counting as of the last estimates. But if you ask most folks, they'll only be able to call out ...

Among the planets in our solar system, Jupiter is the eldest and largest, and it often appears as the second brightest in the night sky after Venus. Scientists have long tracked this streaked gas ...

Jupiter, now located in Taurus the Bull, appears in telescopes wreathed by its four largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. At times, those moons pass in front of or behind the planet from ...