Exploring Jupiter’s 4 biggest moons. By Mike Lynch; Wednesday, April 13, 2016 4:16pm; Life; I know you’ve seen it: that super-bright star beaming in the southeast sky as soon as darkness sets in.

Jupiter’s four largest moons can’t be on just one side of the planet, but several times per year, some can be in front while others behind. Skip to content.

This image of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on September 29, 2022.

The four largest moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - have newly discovered auroras that can be seen in visible light.

Jupiter's four best-known moons are the Galilean moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. ... Saturn's biggest moon by far is Titan, with almost twice the mass of Earth's moon.

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter and two of its biggest moons, Io (right) and Europa (left), on Sept. 1, 2017. This color-enhanced version was processed by citizen scientist ...

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 ...

Jupiter’s largest moons, known as the Galilean moons, are known not only for their size but for their unique features. Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei, these moons—Ganymede, Callisto, Io ...

From left, Europa, Callisto and Io, three of the four largest moons of Jupiter, and their shadows crossing the red giant in an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2015.

If skygazers use a pair of binoculars, clear conditions will treat them to a view of the Galilean satellites—the four largest moons of Jupiter, first discovered in 1610 by Galileo.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede was hit by an asteroid about 4 billion years ago that was so large the moon's axis shifted as a result, ... Ganymede, the biggest moon in the solar system, ...

The four largest moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - have newly discovered auroras that can be seen in visible light.