A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently ...

A colossal asteroid, estimated to be 20 times larger than the one that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth, has left a permanent mark on Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. This ...

Sep. 3, 2024 — Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

The GAnymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter consists of two electronics units and an optical component containing the laser and the telescope for the receiver. When ...

Tonight, Europa and Ganymede transit Jupiter together, as they have a few other times this month. However, while these previous double transits started with Ganymede, Europa has finally taken the ...

The shadows of Ganymede and Europa cross the face of Jupiter together March 11/12. At the time shown here, Io has just emerged from eclipse within Jupiter’s shadow; Callisto lies farther east.

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

Europa is the sixth largest satellite in our Solar System and the smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. Discovered by ...

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.

Dust off your old telescope on a clear night and look up. If you find Jupiter, you’ll likely see four small dots to the side of the gas giant: they are the Galilean moons, four of the 95 natural ...