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A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.

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a large gas giant hangs left of center surrounded by smaller moons.

'Fireflies' help NASA map radiation around Jupiter and its moons

By Victoria Corless published

The first ever 3D radiation map of Jupiter and its moons has been created using low-light cameras aboard the Juno Spacecraft that have been tweaked to operate as radiation detectors.

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An animation depicting Europe's JUICE spacecraft approaching Jupiter's moon Ganymede.

JUICE: A complete guide to Jupiter's icy moon exploring mission

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, is a European Space Agency mission to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons: Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.

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Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

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A view of the top of Io, a slight haze protrudes from the surface in one isolated location.

NASA's Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (image)

By Stefanie Waldek published

Infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the Jovian moon.

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(Right) Jupiter as seen by the JWST (Left) a close up of the Great Red Spot, the solar system's largest storm

James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot (image)

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange structures in the atmosphere of Jupiter over the solar system's largest storm, the Great Red Spot, proving the planet is full of surprises.

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a section of swirling world of gases of tans and browns and off whites with a giant storm of blood orange swirling in the top left.

Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago

By Stefanie Waldek published

Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.

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An image of blue swirlies on Jupiter.

Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how

By Stefanie Waldek published

Jupiter and Earth's oceans have more in common than you might think.

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Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Extremely high quality images of Jupiter's moon Io, taken by the SHARK-VIS camera on Earth, reveal a major resurfacing event.

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a partially shaded tan and brown planet scared with lines across its surface

NASA's Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter's icy moon Europa

By Keith Cooper published

During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.

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