"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Pottsville winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends.

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

According to the study, this process could be an effective way to transport surface material to the ocean beneath Europa.

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also features a Moon–Saturn meetup and the steady glow of the Beehive Cluster for ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon Callisto adds to the event, visible with binoculars or a small telescope.