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On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system ...
Some of the moons he's discovered around Jupiter are about that size — a person could walk across them in around twelve minutes. From Earth, these little moons look like flecks of light.
What are Jupiter's newly discovered moons like? Sheppard told The Associated Press the moons range in size from .6 miles to 2 miles in diameter, but only half of them are big enough – at least 1 ...
Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.
Jupiter is a huge planet with a ridiculous number of moons. And now, thanks to new research, that number just became even more ridiculous. Scientists have discovered 10 never-before-seen moons of ...
This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has once again delivered a stunning view of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere. In this latest image, ...
If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...
How many moons does Saturn have? Saturn's eight largest moons were discovered between 1671 and 1848 by several astronomers. For much of the 20th century, the moon counts for Jupiter and Saturn ...
Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.
Jupiter isn’t alone in this category; Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also gas giants, though Uranus and Neptune are often ...