In a landmark observation by a team of international researchers, NASA's Juno spacecraft has, for the first time, clearly ...

Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the solar system. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a glimpse into how the planet interacts with the solar wind and moons swept ...

The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the ...

The interaction of the Moons of Jupiter with the gas giant result in auroral imprints. The auroral imprint of one of the four Galilean moons has evaded astronomers, so far.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully found and characterised the auroral “footprints” of Jupiter’s moon Callisto for the first time. This discovery completes ...

However, prior to NASA's Juno mission, scientists had been unable to capture the auroral imprint of Callisto. The auroral phenomena of Jupiter are among the most striking natural wonders in the solar ...

Io, Europa and Ganymede had already shown their footprints through earlier observations. But Callisto, the farthest Galilean ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in April 2023. The ...

The autumn night sky in Ireland is an observer's treasure-trove and the first celestial event of the season arrives on September 7 with a lunar eclipse and blood moon ...

The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.

Firing off a string of action snapshots like a sports photographer at a NASCAR race, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the rare occurrence of three of Jupiter’s largest moons racing across the ...