The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.

A new study suggests Ganymede—our neighborhood's biggest moon—still has a hot, churning core cranking out its unique magnetic ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near captured imagery of Jupiter and its moons Amalthea and Adrastea on July 27, 2022. Also ...

The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.

Another day, another show in the sky! If you look up after dark on Wednesday, April 22, you’ll catch a charming moment in the cosmos, no telescope required: a glowing waxing crescent moon hanging near ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Io, the innermost giant moon of Jupiter, may not have a ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Pottsville winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades.

Venus, now an "evening star," remains the brightest object in the sky after the moon, while Jupiter shines higher above it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The action will happen in the east-northeast night sky about ...

North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern ...

A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon ...

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is by ...