On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...

Jupiter now boasts the largest number of moons orbiting it after scientists discovered another 12 moons, bringing the behemoth's total up to 92.

satellites of jupiter; recent discoveries at the lick observatory. light thrown on the question of the age of the planet's sys- tem -- characteristic forms in the cluster of hercules.

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system ...

In 2019, Saturn pushed ahead of Jupiter as the planet with the most moons in our solar system. Now, however, Jupiter’s moon count has been revised thanks to the discovery of 12 new moons ...

Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it’s the largest one in our solar system. And now, the gas giant has the most known moons, too. Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons ...

Jupiter’s four largest and most well-studied moons were first discovered more than 400 years ago. And they still make for wonderful observational targets. Skip to content ...

As of February 2024, Jupiter has 95 moons. By comparison, Mercury, and Venus are moonless, Earth has one moon, and Mars has two. Uranus and Neptune have 28 and 16 known moons, respectively.

On Aug. 21, at 5 o'clock P. M., all of Jupiter's satellites will be hiden from sight for one hour and forty-five minutes. This rare and interesting phenomenon but seldom occurs, and has hitherto ...

Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.

There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...