Left to right: The mosaic and geologic maps of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede were assembled incorporating the best available imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and NASA’s Galileo spacecraft.

Orbiting Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft streaked past Ganymede on Monday, beaming back the first close-up views of the largest moon in the solar system since the Galileo orbiter last flew past in ...

NASA’s Juno probe has just delivered the closest images of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede that we have seen in decades, offering up some incredible glimpses of its surface. The rest of this article is ...

An asteroid 20 times larger than the one that may have wiped out the dinosaurs struck Jupiter's moon Ganymede some 4 billion years ago, dramatically shifting the possibly life-hosting satellite's axis ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been exploring Jupiter since it arrived ...

The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission took the images as it swung within 645 miles (1,038 kilometers) of Ganymede’s surface ...

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected, for the first time, an FM radio signal coming from the moon Ganymede. And while it’s certainly not aliens producing the signal, the finding still helps to fill out ...

Jupter’s frozen moon Europa and a couple of Saturn’s satellites have gotten lots of love from space probes dispatched by curious Earthlings. Now it’s Ganymede’s turn. Ganymede is Jupiter’s largest ...