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How many moons does Jupiter have?
By Joanna Thompson published
How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.
Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?
By James Price published
NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over the next 10 years.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why
By Keith Cooper published
The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?
Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near Jupiter
By James Lloyd published
In the coming weeks, NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there's only one way to find out.
Asteroid 10 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock smashed Jupiter's largest moon off its axis
By Harry Baker published
New simulations show that Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly 90-mile-wide asteroid around 4 billion years ago. The colossal collision was likely one of the biggest asteroid impacts the solar system has ever seen.
Jupiter Mars conjunction: How to see 2 planets 'kiss' in the sky before sunrise on Wednesday
By Jamie Carter last updated
Look east before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to see the giant planet and the Red Planet just a third of a degree from one another in a rare planetary conjunction.
Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe
By Samantha Mathewson published
Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
NASA's Juno probe reveals 'fire-breathing' lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
By Stefanie Waldek published
New infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
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