China plans to lay the foundation for lofty space achievements including exploration of the planet Jupiter and a crewed mission to the moon. With those achievements under its belt, Beijing wants to ...

NASA’s exploration of Jupiter’s moon Io revealed a world unlike any other. Beneath its fractured surface lies the most volcanically active body in the solar system — a place where molten lava erupts ...

Astronomers searching the night skies for signs of alien life have long set their sights on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The recent discovery of water vapor venting from Europa’s south pole has ...

Even for scientists versed in the grand scale of astronomy, it's never been easy to grasp the scope of Jupiter. After all, you could fit every piece of the solar system other than the sun inside ...