The ancients were unaware of the motions of the planets around the sun. Jupiter was the king of the gods. Presumably, he ...

Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros, lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio.

A photograph shared on social media in early November 2024 was taken by NASA and showed the planet Jupiter. While the photo ...

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has just completed its 66th flyby of Jupiter, and the latest batch of images it has sent back to Earth are truly spectacular. The spacecraft was launched back in 2011 ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian moon Europa in 2030 and spend several years collecting and ...

A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday on a journey of more than six years to discover if the moon has the ability to support life. The solar-powered spacecraft ...

Once it reaches its destination, the Europa Clipper will examine the Jupiter's moon Europa. That moon is almost entirely covered by a vast ocean underneath a crust of ice. Scientists have long ...

Scientists believe the moon's water, chemistry and energy could support life. Marking the latest foray into space exploration, NASA has launched its first mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa ...

on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life. With the Europa Clipper now on its 1.8-billion mile, 5½-year ...