These two new moons join Jupiter's 95 others, bringing the grand total of Jupiter's moons officially recognized by the IAU to 97. Until, of course, one Scott Sheppard finds some more.

The full moon takes place a mere three days before the Perseids meteor shower peaks, and 11 days before the next planet ...

The night sky is about to deliver a rapid-fire series of spectacles, giving stargazers three reasons to look up over just ...

Farther to the Moon’s left is magnitude 1.6 Castor, Gemini’s alpha star. Zoom in on Jupiter with a telescope to see some — or all, depending on your location — of its Galilean moons.

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Two new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total number of natural satellites orbiting the gas giant to 97. The first moons of Jupiter were discovered in 1610 CE, after ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA's Europa Clipper mission on Monday launched a satellite to investigate Europa, Jupiter’s “mysterious moon” — a world covered in ice that scientists say could ...

SAN ANTONIO — July 22, 2025 —The Southwest Research Institute-led mission team of NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft executed a deep-space move in December 2023 to repair its JunoCam ...

Outdoor Adventure also digs into Perseid meteors, a disc golf tourney/celebration at Ox Bow and more fun things to do.

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

Nearly 3,000 people are leaving NASA, and this director is one of them Makenzie Lystrup's departure from Goddard comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.

Jupiter's four Galilean moons will line up in front of Jupiter in the early morning sky on Aug. 8. The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up ...