Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

A rare lunar occultation, fading crescent moon, and an interstellar visitor make for a memorable week of stargazing in ...

On the fiery Io, the innermost and third-largest of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Juno's observations have provided more insights about its incessant volcanic activity.

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it seems.

A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday on a journey of more than six years to discover if the moon has the ability to support life. The solar-powered spacecraft ...

The moon and Jupiter will meet Wednesday night in the constellation Aries. Look west just after sunset, which is around 8 p.m. By that time, the duo will be going down after passing the highest ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has taken the best images of Jupiter’s moon Io in decades, as it passed by at a distance of 11,645 kilometres on 16 October.

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) and Europa Clipper missions will search for signs of habitability on three of Jupiter’s potentially ocean-bearing moons.

The European Space Agency successfully launched its JUICE spacecraft to study Jupiter’s icy moons for potentially habitability.

In fact, even a modest pair of binoculars will reveal the Galilean moons as tiny specks very close to Jupiter itself. Larger telescopes show them more clearly, of course.

Europa Clipper and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s and provide researchers with unprecedented access to the moons orbiting the gas giant.