28 July 2021
Hubble helps astronomers find first evidence of water vapour at Ganymede
... to make the discovery, published in the journal Nature Astronomy. Previous research has offered circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, contains more water than all of Earth's oceans. However, temperatures...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... miles) from Earth in November 2026. The Jupiter orbit insertion is scheduled for October 2029 with an initial Ganymede swing-by performed just before the capture manoeuvre as an optimisation. The tour of the Jupiter system, as currently designed...
March 2018
Plumes on Europa - tasting an extra-terrestrial ocean
... and spend time analysing Jupiter’s other large icy moons, Ganymede and Callisto. For the study of the plumes on Europa...make flybys of Europa and Callisto, and also enter orbit around Ganymede. As currently planned, it will make two flybys of Europa, ...
14 April 2023
Europe’s JUICE begins its long journey to Jupiter
... Solar System. Completion of this critical operation marked the launch a success. The orbiter is designed to explore Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, three of Jupiter’s largest moons. It will make two close passes by Europa and 12 by Callisto during...
21 September 2020
Jupiter could have 600 moons, a new study says
...by their namesake Galileo Galilei in 1610; namely, Europa, Ganymede, Io and Callisto. These moons stand out due to their...all four are over 3,100 kilometres (1,900 mi) in diameter and Ganymede, the largest Galilean, is the ninth largest object in the ...
October 2018
Could salty brines be the key to microbial life on Mars?
... environments not just on Mars, but also on the Saturnian ocean-world of Enceladus or the icy Jovian moon Ganymede. The presence of liquid brines on Mars today is significant not just because of habitability, but also because liquid...
