The mission will explore Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. NASA's Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch in October 2024.

Astronomers find 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter 00:33. NASA has a message for space lovers this month: Look up. The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, will be clearly visible June 10 ...

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.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, orbiting at a distance of around 484 million miles from our star. It rotates once about every 10 hours meaning its day is less than half of that of Earth's.

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, launching in April, and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, expected to launch in 2024, will be visiting Jupiter and some of its moons this ...

Jupiter and its moons present a number of interesting phenomena. Moons can darken or disappear from view as they enter the shadow of Jupiter or another moon, then reappear some time later.

That's when Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 2019. ... Using a telescope or binoculars, you'll also be able to spot four of Jupiter's moons on both sides of the planet.

Jupiter moons Callisto and Ganymede are among the biggest in the solar system, and potential grounds for liquid water and alien life. NASA's JUICE mission will probe them for signs of both.

And now, the gas giant has the most known moons, too.Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing its total number of confirmed moons to 92.The discovery was made ...

This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows an Ariane rocket carrying the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, spacecraft lifting off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana ...

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, launching in April, and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, expected to launch in 2024, will be visiting Jupiter and some of its moons this ...