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See the moon and Jupiter grab 'the Bull' by the horns this week
Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...
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When Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter
They are more commonly referred to as the Galilean moons of Jupiter owing to the fact that they were discovered by Galileo. The four Galilean moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are ...
Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet
NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...
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As Voyager 1's mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy
On their journeys through the solar system, the Voyager spacecraft beamed startling images back to Earth—of Jupiter and Saturn, then Uranus and Neptune and their moons. Voyager 1's most famous ...
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Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet
The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing to NASA scientists intent on learning more about the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. For nine years, a spacecraft ...