Newly Processed Images of Europa Show Details of the Icy Moon
Andrea Luck, known in astronomy for his unique image processing of planetary images, has released several newly edited, highly-detailed images of Europa.
Photographer Captures Jupiter and Its Moons Rising Above a Barn
Photographer Brennan Gilmore took advantage of Jupiter's closest position to Earth in the last 59 years and captured a photo of the gas giant along with its four Galilean moons over the roof of a barn.
Juno Spacecraft Captures Jupiter, Io, and Europa in the Same Photo
NASA has shared an absolutely breathtaking photograph of Jupiter and two of its moons Io and Europa, recently captured by the Juno Spacecraft.
Amateur Astronomer Discovers New Moon of Jupiter in Photo from 2003
Amateur astronomer Kai Ly has discovered a new moon of Jupiter while examining photos taken in 2003 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). It is the first time a new moon in the Solar System has been discovered by an amateur.
If Iconic Space Photos Had Been Shot with a Smartphone Camera…
What would iconic space probe photos of celestial bodies in our solar system look like if they had been shot with an ordinary smartphone camera? Astronomer Scott Manley made this 12.5-minute video that explains the answer, which is: "not much."
NASA Shares Epic First Time-Lapse of Jupiter’s Moons in Orbit
NASA's Juno spacecraft started orbiting Jupiter today after a 5 year journey from Earth. During its approach, the spacecraft captured a series of photos over the span of multiple weeks, showing the planet's moons in orbit. NASA then turned the images into the epic time-lapse seen in the 3-minute video above.
Three of Saturn’s Moons Captured in One Photo
Saturn has 62 known moons, and NASA recently captured three of the more prominent ones together in the same …
A Close-Up Hubble Photo of the Rare Triple Transit of Jupiter’s Moons
On January 23rd, 2015, there was a rare triple transit of Jupiter's moons, during which observers here on Earth were treated with the sight of three moons crossing the face of the planet at the same time. This event happens only once or twice every ten years.
The Hubble Space Telescope was pointed at Jupiter during the triple transit and captured the beautiful photo above. It shows, from left to right, Europa, Callisto, and Io.