NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface
NASA’s Juno spacecraft measured heat beneath Io’s surface for the first time, finding temperatures rise sharply within just…
New analysis reveals why Ganymede has a magnetic field when other moons do not
Ganymede has long looked like a contradiction in orbit. Jupiter’s largest moon is the only moon known to…
Jupiter’s Largest Moon Has a Rare Magnetic Field. A Strange Theory May Explain It
Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, also hosts some of the biggest moons. That includes Ganymede,…
What Webb Is Teaching Us About Our Solar System
Episode description: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is hard at work answering our biggest questions about the birth…
A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter Detector
When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery.…
Infrared Instruments Could Spot Exotic Ice on Other Worlds
Water ice molecules are among the most common in the cosmos and influence the interior and exterior of…