Posts in tag

Jupiters


The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, is pictured with Jupiter in a photo by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 3, 2000. NASA’s Juno mission got close to Ganymede on Monday. NASA/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NASA/Getty Images The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, is pictured with Jupiter in a photo by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft …

Of all the places in our solar system (besides Earth, of course), Jupiter’s moon Europa might have the best chance of hosting life. Scientists studying the planet are intrigued by its massive ocean of liquid water hiding beneath a thick icy shell, and it’s possible that life is lurking there, too. Now, a new research …