Next to the Sun and Moon, the celestial object with the greatest visible detail is Jupiter. Even small telescopes can immediately show the four Galilean satellites (the four moons of Jupiter ...

A new beautiful image of Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede demonstrates the imaging power of one of Europe's flagship satellites. This photo wasn't taken by an astronomical satellite or an ...

Magnetic substorms on Earth disrupt orbiting satellites, including telecommunication satellites and global positioning systems. This mysterious phenomenon has been studied with ESA’s Cluster ...

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Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will be visible to the naked eye this month — and you could even see its largest moons. During June, “the solar system’s planet is a brilliant jewel to ...

Back in December of 2020, evening sky planets Jupiter and Saturn appeared to pass historically close to one another. The solar system's two largest planets could both be covered by a fingertip held at ...