According to Live Scence, the planet’s shadow was first spotted in 2021 in data taken by the European Space Agency’s Gaia ...

One of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, Europa is almost the size of our own moon. It’s encased in an ice sheet estimated to be 10 miles to 15 miles or more (15 kilometers to 24 kilometers) thick.

After a delay, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, is expected to launch on Friday at 8:14 a.m ET. ... Watch the launch live on ESA’s website or YouTube channel.

Jamie Whitehead Live reporter. Phew, what a couple of whirlwind hours those have been! Thanks for joining us as we followed the launch of the Jupiter moons mission, one of the European Space ...

On Friday, Dec. 6, Jupiter will reach a distance of 380 million miles from our planet, its closest point if the year. That’s still pretty far, though: It’s equivalent to more than 15,260 trips ...

Jupiter made its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday. The next time Jupiter will come this close will be in 2129. It was an excellent view when the giant gas planet reached "opposition".

In this space, we'll include the latest launch and mission updates on Europa Clipper during its long voyage to Jupiter. Check back on Oct. 14 for live launch coverage!

Scientists say Jupiter will appear bigger and brighter because it will “only” be 367 million miles away.