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![a gray moon pockmarked with craters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kfbdfwoy7m5jNTp7KoHM29-320-80.jpg)
A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.
![a large gas giant hangs left of center surrounded by smaller moons.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WMKLEmYy5rLSTh9A34xnWa-320-80.jpg)
'Fireflies' help NASA map radiation around Jupiter and its moons
By Victoria Corless published
The first ever 3D radiation map of Jupiter and its moons has been created using low-light cameras aboard the Juno Spacecraft that have been tweaked to operate as radiation detectors.
![An animation depicting Europe's JUICE spacecraft approaching Jupiter's moon Ganymede.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SKKXP7xfWfnzAjyBbCKz5o-320-80.jpg)
JUICE: A complete guide to Jupiter's icy moon exploring mission
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, is a European Space Agency mission to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons: Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.
![closeup of jupiter and its swirling clouds against the blackness of space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nNshAX6qJznNz8Nn7GoD4e-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
![A view of the top of Io, a slight haze protrudes from the surface in one isolated location.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lya9sSYHQiquAvTpCGVTE7-320-80.png)
NASA's Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (image)
By Stefanie Waldek published
Infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the Jovian moon.
![(Right) Jupiter as seen by the JWST (Left) a close up of the Great Red Spot, the solar system's largest storm](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wftswhonh4pTdhwL8pE7C8-320-80.png)
James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange structures in the atmosphere of Jupiter over the solar system's largest storm, the Great Red Spot, proving the planet is full of surprises.
![a section of swirling world of gases of tans and browns and off whites with a giant storm of blood orange swirling in the top left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LJUxg5kw5FNGDzH5e5h4fj-320-80.jpg)
Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago
By Stefanie Waldek published
Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.
![An image of blue swirlies on Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/preQ78vkos4b9txJAKdpJ-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how
By Stefanie Waldek published
Jupiter and Earth's oceans have more in common than you might think.
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