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NASA's Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
By Keith Cooper published
During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.

Jupiter's mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)
By Keith Cooper published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite.

NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years
By Robert Lea published
Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.

Hubble Telescope spies stormy weather and a shrinking Great Red Spot on Jupiter (video)
By Keith Cooper published
The Hubble Space Telescope's latest look at Jupiter finds writhing storms and a shrinking Great Red Spot.

Mystery of Jupiter's Great Blue Spot deepens with strangely fluctuating jet
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A time-changing jet in Jupiter's atmosphere may finally shed light onto the gas giant’s mysterious dynamo.

NASA Juno spacecraft picks up hints of activity on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
By Andrew Jones published
NASA's Juno probe made a close approach of Jupiter's moon Europa, finding possible proof of present day surface activity.

Exoplanet-hunting instrument measures Jupiter's wild wind speeds
By Samantha Mathewson published
A Very Large Telescope instrument designed to study exoplanets has turned its focus to our own cosmic neighborhood to measure Jupiter's wind speeds.
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