Europa
Jupiter’s Moon Callisto
With 67 confirmed satellites, Jupiter has the largest system of moons in the Solar System. The greatest of these are…
Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
In 1610, Galileo Galilei looked up at the night sky through a telescope of his own design. Spotting Jupiter, he…
Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's four largest moons - aka. the Galilean Moons, consisting of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - are nothing if…
The Planet Jupiter
Jupiter is the 5th planet in the Solar System, and the largest by far, easily visible in the night sky…
What About a Mission to Europa?
Europa’s water exists in a layer around the planet, encased in a layer of ice. Could there be life down…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 26, 2015: Paul Sutter, CCAPP Visiting Fellow
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Paul Sutter, the CCAPP Visiting Fellow who works on the…
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Juno Mission
- Jupiter
- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA Gives ‘GO’ for Mission to Alien Ocean World at Jupiter Moon Europa
Artist's concept of NASA mission streaking over ocean world of Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL Story updated[/caption] At long last NASA is…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 12, 2015: Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program Participants: Michael Prokosch (Seeing…
What are the Galilean Moons?
It's no accident that Jupiter shares its name with the king of the gods. In addition to being the largest…
NASA Selects Mission Science Instruments Searching for Habitability of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa
In a major move forward on a long dreamed of mission to investigate the habitability of the subsurface ocean of…