Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more ...

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its (very long) way to Jupiter, and will finally arrive at the King of Planets ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals active volcanoes on Io in unprecedented detail thanks to an innovative technique.

Most people do not understand that the solar system contains more objects than they typically anticipate. Scientists have ...

Scientists discover new moons around Jupiter and Saturn using advanced telescopes, marking a major step in space observation.

The latest discoveries have pushed Saturn’s moon count to 285, and Jupiter’s to 101, highlighting rapid progress in ...

A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon ...

Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international team of scientists modeled how complex organic molecules—essential building ...

On March 8, 1979, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Before Voyager 1 flew by Io, scientists believed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. The bright star Sirius dominates the southern sky late this evening, blazing ...