The spacecraft was making its 71st close approach to Jupiter when it unexpectedly entered into a precautionary status.

Eleven of the new moons join existing groups of Jovian satellites, but one of Jupiter's new moons follows a unique, odd path. The giant planet Jupiter has been hiding something — or 12 things ...

Juice will look for signs of life on the Jovian moons, including Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, which astronomers say could host alien life. Its first flyby since its launch in April 2023 took ...

What’s more intriguing, the auroras could shed some light on what the atmospheres on these Jovian moons are made of. According to the researchers, much of the atmosphere is most likely made of ...

Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it ...

In 2003 alone, astronomers identified 23 new moons. And in June of 2018, researchers discovered 12 more Jovian moons that wander in oddball paths around the giant world. Since Galileo first laid ...

Juno's extended mission includes explorations of some of its many moons. This study focuses on plasma observations from the SwRI-led Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) as Juno flew by ...

Factors that distinguish Pluto from the terrestrial and Jovian planets include its composition (ice, rock, and frozen gases), changing atmosphere, small size, comparatively large moon, and its ...