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Scientists complete first global geological map of Jupiter's moon Ganymede

— 16 Sep 2009 00:02 | Astronomy

Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the solar system's largest moon - and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite... — full story

Artist concept of proposed missions to the Jupiter system (left) and the Saturn system (right), (c) NASA/JPLNASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions

— 19 Feb 2009 10:10 | Astronomy

At a meeting in Washington last week, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency officials decided to continue pursuing studies of a mission to Jupiter... — full story

Europa does the wave to generate heat

— 13 Dec 2008 16:26 | Astronomy

One of the moons in our solar system that scientists think has the potential to harbour life may have a far more dynamic ocean than previously thought... — full story

Arc-shaped troughs (black and white arrows) extend 100s of kilometres on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. These enigmatic features are likely fractures resulting from a shift in Europa's spin axis. Vertical scale bar (right) is 100 km, (c) P. Schenk, NASA, LPIWandering poles left scars on Jupiter's moon Europa

— 14 May 2008 17:00 | Astronomy

Curved features on Jupiter's moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90 degrees, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute,... — full story

Hot spot on Enceladus causes plumes

— 18 Dec 2007 20:52 | Astronomy

Enceladus, the tiny satellite of Saturn, is colder than ice, but data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan has detected a hot spot that could mean there is life... — full story

Scientists are all but certain that Europa has an ocean underneath its surface ice, but do not know how thick this ice might be, (c) Artwork by Michael Carroll, courtesy NASA/JPLScientists to explore ice-covered ocean on Europa

— 14 Dec 2007 16:35 | Astronomy

Jupiter's moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalising ice-covered ocean and determine its potential... — full story

While hunting for volcanic plumes on Io, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the volatile moon sweeping across the giant face of Jupiter, (c) J. Spencer (Lowell Observatory) and NASACosmic Vision 2015-2025: and the candidate missions are...

— 19 Oct 2007 18:46 | Astronomy

The first steps of the next great phase of European space science have been taken! At its meeting held on 17-18 October 2007 in Paris, ESA's Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC)... — full story

An artist's impression of Charon with Pluto in the background, (c) Software Bisque, Mark C. Petersen, Loch Ness Productions, DigitalSky 2, Sky-Skan Inc.Ice volcanoes on Charon?

— 19 Jul 2007 09:29 | Astronomy

Frigid geysers spewing material up through cracks in the crust of Pluto's companion Charon and re-coating parts of its surface in ice crystals could be making this distant world into... — full story

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