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 ...

Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.

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 ...

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 ...

The new moons orbit Jupiter from a distance—all 12 take at least 340 days to orbit the planet, ... The new moons are all much smaller than Earth’s—they range from 0.6 to 2 miles in diameter.

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 ...

T he king of the planets is at its most glorious this month, shining brilliantly high in the south all night long. On 6 December, Jupiter is at its closest to the Earth – 612 million km away ...

As of February 2024, Jupiter has 95 moons. By comparison, Mercury, and Venus are moonless, Earth has one moon, and Mars has two. Uranus and Neptune have 28 and 16 known moons, respectively.

It is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030 to study Europa, the icy-surfaced moon, which is roughly the size of Earth’s moon and thought to have “ingredients for life,” such as water ...