There are 79 known moons of Jupiter, not counting a number of moonlets likely shed from the inner moons, and S/2003 J 24, whose orbital elements have not yet been published. All together, they form a ...

Jupiter was already the king of the solar system, and new discoveries give the massive planet another way to reign supreme: It now has the most moons. Twelve new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter have ...

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time leader, comes in a close ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.

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, bringing it ...

An enhanced-contrast image of Jupiter and its moon Ganymede taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2000. NASA / JPL / University of Arizona Astronomers discovered 12 additional moons of Jupiter, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a new moon king in our solar system: 12 new moons were discovered around Jupiter, which makes it the planet with the most ...

In 2019, Saturn captured the title of the planet with the most moons, after astronomers announced the ringed planet hosts 82 circling satellites. (That number was further bumped up to 83 in 2021.) But ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92 for our solar system. The new count vaults Jupiter past Saturn, which ...

Jupiter isn't just the largest and most massive planet in the solar system — now, the gas giant also boasts the largest number of moons orbiting it after scientists discovered another 12 moons, ...

In January 1610, Galileo Galilei, using a newly improved telescope with 20x magnification, observed four celestial bodies orbiting Jupiter, initially appearing as stars. These bodies, later named Io, ...

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.