Amalthea is a rubble pile moon that sports a curiously red surface and an anomalous energy budget. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet's atmosphere. Juno completed its 66th close flyby (also referred to as a ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps images of Jupiter and catches the tiny moon Amalthea as it orbits the planet. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt This is not just another sublime ...

Almost everyone knows that Jupiter has more moons than it probably knows what to do with—Ninety-five and counting as of the last estimates. But if you ask most folks, they'll only be able to call out ...

E.E. Barnard discovered Jupiter's fifth moon, Amalthea, on September 9, 1892, using the 36-inch refractor at Lick Observatory. This discovery marked the first detection of a Jovian moon in 280 years, ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. When ...

Do you sometimes forget the Jupiter has a lot more than a handful of major moons? It's not hard to, considering the media only ever seem to talk about four of them. But recently, a little Jovian moon ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Jackie Branc © CC BY NASA's Juno ...

The images were taken during the spacecraft's 66th close flyby of Jupiter on Oct. 23. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Juno ...