Beneath the Surface NASA's Juno space probe has detected salts and organic compounds near the surface of Ganymede, providing invaluable clues to the history of Jupiter's largest moon. The discovery, as detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, was made using data collected by the probe's onboard Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper […]
A marine ecologist says we know surprisingly little about our own oceans, so spending $5 billion to explore a distant moon's sea seems like a case of warped priorities.
The iconic telescopes will make observations of the solar system's most volcanic body, Io. Data collected will help guide NASA's Juno mission when it revisits Jupiter and and the fiery moon.