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Jupiter's moon Europa is a top candidate for hosting alien life. But it may lack the geologic activity needed to birth microbes
Europa is one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, and, perhaps, among the planet’s most famous orbiters. It’s covered in a shell of ice ...
On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he ...
NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) ...
Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...
New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...
Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...
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Jupiter is at its best and brightest of 2026 tonight! Here's what to expect as the gas giant reaches opposition
Jupiter will be at its most spectacular in 2026 in the early hours of Jan. 10, as it shines above the eastern horizon among ...
The bright object to the right of the Moon is Jupiter. A small telescope or a steady pair of binoculars can bring Jupiter’s ...
The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky and see Jupiter close to its best.
From a full moon and a meteor shower to Jupiter at opposition, here’s everything that’s happening in the night sky in January ...
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