A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on […]
Ganymede
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter, Status Report
Influence Of The Jovian Current Sheet Models On The Mapping Of The UV Auroral Footprints Of Io, Europa, And Ganymede
The in-situ characterization of moon-magnetosphere interactions at Jupiter and the mapping of moon auroral footpaths require accurate global models of the magnetospheric magnetic field.
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Gas Giants, Icy Worlds, Io, Jupiter, Press Release
Video: The Making of Juice: The Film
One giant planet. Three icy moons. An eight-year journey. One special spacecraft.
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Gas Giants, Icy Worlds, Io, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
Juice Spacecraft Makes Earth-Moon Flyby On Its Astrobiology-Themed Mission
On 17 November 2023, ESA’s Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important manoeuvres in its eight-year journey to Jupiter.
Posted inAstrogeology, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Press Release, Titan
Studies Of Geologic Faulting On Icy Moons Aid Exploration Of Extraterrestrial Watery Worlds
On the surface of many of the icy moons in our solar system, scientists have documented strike-slip faults, those that occur when fault walls move past one another sideways, as […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface
Data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the surface on Jupiter’s largest moon.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Enceladus, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Between Outer Space And Antarctica: Miniature Robots To Carry Out Research Below The Ice
For years, scientists have assumed that there are oceans of water beneath the ice covers on the moons Enceladus and Europa. Even in outer space, the presence of water can […]
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Io, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Source Of Radio Emissions Induced By The Galilean Moons Io, Europa and Ganymede: in situ Measurements By Juno
At Jupiter, part of the auroral radio emissions are induced by the Galilean moons Io, Europa and Ganymede. Until now, except for Ganymede, they have been only remotely detected, using […]
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Io, Jupiter, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Combining Astrometry and JUICE — Europa Clipper Radio Science To Improve The Ephemerides Of The Galilean Moons
The upcoming JUICE and Europa Clipper missions to Jupiter’s Galilean satellites will provide radio science tracking measurements of both spacecraft. Such data are expected to significantly help estimating the moons’ […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Io, Press Release
Webb Telescope Offers New Views Of Ganymede And Io
With its sensitive infrared cameras and high-resolution spectrometer, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing new secrets of Jupiter’s Galilean satellites, in particular Ganymede, the largest moon, and Io, […]