Jupiter
Latest about Jupiter

A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
"It is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water..." Those words, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, are part of an ode flying on NASA's Europa Clipper.

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe finishes deploying its instruments
By Andrew Jones published
Europe's JUICE spacecraft is now in its full flight configuration, six weeks after the flagship mission launched for Jupiter.

Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer
By Stefanie Waldek published
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.

Jupiter's lightning is strikingly similar to Earth's
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted short bursts that make up lightning bolts on Jupiter, showing that Jovian lightning works in much the same way as it does on Earth.

JUICE Jupiter probe spotted 1 million miles from Earth (video, image)
By Robert Lea published
An Earth-based telescope spotted Europe's JUICE spacecraft as it zooms toward Jupiter to study the giant planet's mysterious, icy ocean moons.

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe fixes antenna glitch in deep space (video)
By Mike Wall published
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, deployed its Radar for Icy Moons Exploration antenna today (May 12) after more than three weeks of troubleshooting efforts.

Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reference Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter and one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter. See more facts about Europa and its history here.

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe has an antenna glitch in deep space
By Elizabeth Howell published
A European radar instrument was designed to penetrate ice on Jupiter's icy moons. But now the JUICE mission is having issues deploying an antenna key to sending data back to Earth.
Get the Space.com Newsletter
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!