The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92 for our solar system. The new count vaults Jupiter past 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.

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.

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 ...

There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...

Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and ...

This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...

Jupiter’s largest moons, known as the Galilean moons, are known not only for their size but for their unique features. Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, these moons—Ganymede, Callisto, Io ...

As its name suggests, the mission’s target is Europa, one of the biggest of Jupiter’s 95 known moons. Europa is a snowball slightly smaller than Earth’s moon.

"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...