NASA's Galileo mission launched in 1989 and was operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

NASA has made an exciting discovery on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, that could have major implications for the search for life beyond Earth. Scientists have detected ammonia, a chemical crucial for ...

Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo of Jupiter taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft in September 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS ...

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

An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.

Advanced analysis of decades-old data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft identifies ammonia-bearing compounds discovered on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, as shown in this composite image. Zooming ...

Towering clouds ripple across Jupiter's surface in dramatic patterns. Like Earth's clouds, they contain water, but on Jupiter they are far denser and ...

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