Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and is even wider than the planet Mercury. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The history of our solar system is a ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in the last two decades, according to NASA. The moon is the largest in our solar system. (FILE-A screenshot from the ...

The solar system's largest moon, Ganymede, which orbits the largest planet, Jupiter, was hit by an asteroid four billion years ago that shifted the gas giant's satellite on its axis, new research ...

Tonight, the Moon will pass close to bright Jupiter, offering stargazers a striking and easily visible sight. This naked-eye event will make two of the night sky’s brightest objects appear side by ...

Tonight, skywatchers will be treated to a stunning spectacle as the Moon and Jupiter align in the night sky. Just hours after ...

These Martian dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere were captured from above by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter using its ...

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The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

(CNN) — Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have shifted on its axis when a massive asteroid smashed into it about 4 billion years ago, according to a new study. Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system ...

On November 8, 2020, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew through an intense beam of electrons traveling from Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, to its auroral footprint on the gas giant. Southwest Research ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during the mission’s 40th close pass by the giant planet on Feb. 25, 2022. The large, dark shadow on the left side of the image was cast by Jupiter ...

Our solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede of Jupiter, has never been completely mapped — until now. Scientists led by Wheaton College’s Geoffrey Collins combined data from NASA’s Voyager 1, 2 and ...