The energy to melt the rock in Io's mantle would come from tidal heating in the grip of Jupiter's gravitational field — Io moves around Jupiter on an eccentric orbit, and its distance from the ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

Jupiter now appears 11-percent larger and more than one and a half times brighter than it did back in April 2017, when it at its farthest point from the sun. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered 00:14. Europa, ... Europa is believed to have a rocky mantle and an iron core. The findings, published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy, ...

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is suspected of harboring a vast ocean that may be capable of supporting life. The $5-billion Europa Clipper spacecraft is the largest interplanetary probe ever built ...

The energy to melt the rock in Io's mantle would come from tidal heating in the grip of Jupiter's gravitational field — Io moves around Jupiter on an eccentric orbit, and its distance from the ...