On March 8, 1979, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

Astronomers first spotted comet 3I/Atlas in data collected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in ...

Many of us know Jupiter as the solar system’s largest planet, and while it still is, recent findings from NASA’s Juno mission reveal data that the planet is a little smaller and more "squashed" than ...

Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays ...

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking image of Io, one of Jupiter’s most volatile moons, captured by the Juno spacecraft during a close flyby on December 30, 2023. The detailed imagery provides an ...

This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024, launch. automation Marking the latest foray into space exploration, ...

Jupiter may be the largest planet in the solar system, but new research shows it's not quite as big as scientists once believed, resulting in a planetary makeover. Using data from NASA's Juno ...

New research suggests that Jupiter’s icy moons may have formed with complex organic molecules already embedded in their building blocks.

A historic mission to Jupiter is about to blast off. The European Space Agency’s spacecraft nicknamed Juice—for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer—is set to begin an eight-year journey toward the planet and ...

Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, produces auroras like Earth’s. New data from Juno reveals surprising details about its magnetic field.