With a total of 95 moons, Jupiter has once again surpassed Saturn as the planet in our Solar System with the most moons. Saturn, Jupiter’s outer neighbour, currently has 83 known satellites. The four ...

The smallest features visible are over 106 miles across. This close-up view of Jupiter was taken by Voyager 1. It shows the great red spot—an anticyclone three and a half times the size of Earth ...

We know those first four moons now as the Galilean ... moons around Jupiter in the early 20th century, discoveries that were then augmented by the 1979 fly-bys of the two Voyager spacecraft.

The Voyager 1 ... Jupiter and Saturn, showcasing the Great Red Spot on the former and the hexagonal polar vortices of the latter. The two probes also captured data of some of the gas giants' moons ...

Point them at Jupiter tonight—or any night during its bright opposition month—and you’ll notice four bright, white dots either side of it. You’re looking at its four Galilean Moons ...

Jupiter only reaches opposition once a year ... a telescope will help you see even more details like the Galilean moons and atmospheric belts, according to NASA. Read the original article on ...

NASA has switched off further systems on Voyager 1 and 2. In doing so ... off relatively soon after passing the large gas planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. To keep both probes alive, further ...

JUICE is the first mission to receive more than 1 billion euros of ... average temperatures...) The Galilean moons further enjoy the gravitational energy of Jupiter, creating significant tidal ...