There's a new moon king in our solar system: 12 new moons were discovered around Jupiter, which makes it the planet with the most moons. Jupiter is already the biggest planet in our solar system.

The origins of Jupiter's Galilean moons is a long-standing mystery. But new research suggests a promising pathway for how they may have formed. From bottom to top is Io, Europa, Ganymede, and ...

Jupiter has 53 named moons and another 26 awaiting official names, according to NASA. Among them are the four Galilean moons—Io, Europa, Gany- mede, and Callisto—grouped at approximately equal ...

Ten more moons have been confirmed to orbit around Jupiter, bringing the planet’s total known satellite count to 79. That’s the highest number of moons of any planet in the Solar System.

Jupiter has pulled thousands of objects into its orbit, though not all of them are considered moons. The other factor that works in Jupiter's favor is that it's far enough away from the sun to ...

Engineers in 1970 revealed plans to land robots on Jupiter's four largest moons -- concepts which, more than 40 years later, have yet to reach fruition. Space historian and Beyond Apollo blogger ...

NASA/JPL/University of Arizona . Io orbits closest to Jupiter, out of the four Galilean moons. Io has been studied by spacecraft from Pioneer 10 and 11 in 1973 and 1974, all the way up to New ...

Jupiter’s four largest moons can’t be on just one side of the planet, but several times per year, some can be in front while others behind. Skip to content.

Jupiter has 12 new moons, 79 total in orbit: Scientists. There are 11 retrograde moons and an “oddball," scientists say. By Bopha Phorn. July 18, 2018, 3:13 PM. 0:59.

Saturn may have played a key role in the birth of Jupiter's largest moons, a new study finds. This discovery may shed light on whether potentially habitable giant moons could form around alien ...

That mission, which is slated to end in September 2025, also extends to Jupiter's rings and many moons. Juno’s trajectory passes by Io every other orbit, flying over the same part of the moon ...

Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet Not only was the hot spot larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also was seen belching out ...