Jupiter, the giant of our Solar System, remains one of the most fascinating and mysterious planets to explore. With its ...

Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it’s the largest one in our solar system. And now, the gas giant has the most known moons, too. Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons ...

There's a new moon king in our solar system: 12 new moons were discovered around Jupiter, which makes it the planet with the most moons. Jupiter is already the biggest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it's the largest one in our solar system. And now, the gas giant has the most known moons, too.Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons ...

Jupiter now has a total of 92 moons, more than any other planet in the solar system. Getty Images/iStockphoto Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a ...

By carefully simulating the effects of Jupiter’s boosted luminosity on the Galilean moons, Bierson and his colleagues found this flood of light could neatly resolve the puzzle of the satellites ...

Now, however, Jupiter’s moon count has been revised thanks to the discovery of 12 new moons, bringing it back above Saturn’s total of 83 with a new grand total of 92 moons.

That’s why the European Space Agency (ESA) just launched a spacecraft to explore these moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, nicknamed “JUICE,” launched April 14 from Kourou, French Guiana.

Jupiter now has 92 confirmed moons with orbits published by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. This includes 12 newly announced moons, half of which were first spotted ...

Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) — but only 57 have names, and just eight have regular, nearly round orbits.

Astronomers discovered 12 additional moons of Jupiter, raising its total number of known natural satellites to 92. The gas giant now holds the record for the most known moons of any planet in the ...

Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it's the largest one in our solar system. And now, the gas giant has the most known moons, too.Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons ...