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Jupiter's and four moons

The Greatest Mysteries of Jupiter's Moons

By Adam Hadhazy last updated

Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede harbor some of the most mysterious environments in the solar system, from surprise magnetospheres to oozing molten cores.

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two fuzzy brown circles tinged with blue

Clearest images yet of Europa and Ganymede from Earth show Jupiter's icy moons in detail

By Robert Lea last updated

Astronomers have revealed the most stunning and detailed images of Europa and Ganymede, two of Jupiter's largest moons, ever obtained from the surface of Earth.

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Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system. This high-resolution image of Jupiter’s fifth moon was captured by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft and was published on 18, Dec. 1997.

Io: A guide to Jupiter's volcanic moon

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Io is Jupiter's fifth moon and its third-largest. It is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

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Jupiter with Saturn-like rings added

Jupiter's rings may be so puny because of the planet's massive moons

By Robert Lea last updated

New research shows why Jupiter doesn't have thick, bright rings like Saturn's.

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raw image of jupiter moon europa

Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.

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Behold this fantastic 3D animation of Jupiter's frosting-like clouds

By Jeff Spry published

New JunoCam 3D renders of Jupiter's cloud tops look like a magical fairyland.

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A photograph of Jupiter in the night sky.

See Jupiter at its best in the night sky as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963

By Joe Rao last updated

This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.

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Astrophotography Andrew MCarthy of Arizona captured this stunning view of Jupiter by stacking 600,000 images of the planet to create his sharpest view ever.

This jaw-dropping Jupiter photo is a photographer's sharpest ever and made of 600,000 images

By Tariq Malik published

Veteran astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of Arizona unveiled this spectacular photo of Jupiter this month on Sept. 17 after capturing his best view yet of the giant planet.

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An illustration of the night sky on Sept. 26 showing Jupiter at opposition.

See Jupiter shine during its closest approach to Earth since 1963 on Monday (Sept. 26)

By Robert Lea published

Skywatchers will get a rare opportunity to see Jupiter in its full glory when its opposition happens at the same time as its closest approach to Earth.

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NASA's asteroid-smashing mission DART took an image of Jupiter and its four main moons.

NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission spots Jupiter and its moons

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA's asteroid smasher DART captured a photo of Jupiter and its four moons to test its autonomous navigation system that will lead it to the collision with asteroid Dimorphos next week.

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