Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and Callisto (in that order). Credit: Space.com | footage credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin ...

An international team of scientists, led by a Ph.D. researcher from Northumbria University, has made further discoveries about a spectacular feature of Jupiter's northern lights, revealing a ...

“Our findings suggest that Jupiter’s moons did not form as chemically pristine worlds,” Mousis said. “Instead, they may have accreted, or accumulated, a significant inventory of COMs at birth, ...

A total lunar eclipse is the highlight of the month. For planetary action, Jupiter is well placed most of the night and there are many events involving its Galilean moons. Soon after sunset, ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 6With no Moon in the early-evening sky, let's chase down ...

New research suggests that Jupiter’s icy moons may have formed with complex organic molecules already embedded in their building blocks.

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 8: Spiral galaxy NGC 2541 The Galilean moon Callisto disappears behind Jupiter in an occultation early this morning.

Recent simulations explore how complex organic molecules may form and be delivered to Europa and Ganymede via Jupiter’s circumplanetary disk, providing context for upcoming missions.

Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission A senior Chinese space scientist and delegate to the country’s national congress is proposing the prioritization of an unprecedented ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.