The images show the moons' compositions and geological features and will support upcoming space missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth. Planetary ...

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But perhaps the most exciting information will have to do with water. Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that ...

Stunning new Jupiter photos from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal storms, cloud bands, and its volcanic moon Io as the mission ...

That is why astrobiologists are increasingly turning their eyes toward icy bodies like the Jovian moons of Europa and Ganymede, Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the ...

That mission will mainly be investigating Ganymede and Calisto but should also pass by Europa, providing opportunities for the two spacecraft to work in tandem to solve mysteries about these worlds.

Tonight, Europa and Ganymede transit Jupiter together, as they have a few other times this month. However, while these previous double transits started with Ganymede, Europa has finally taken the ...

Juice will study Jupiter, Europa and two other Jovian moons, Ganymede and Callisto. Both spacecraft will limit their exposure to Jupiter's intense radiation belts that could damage onboard systems.

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