Cassini is passing by Jupiter on its way to Saturn and Saturn's moon Titan.
Sep 22, 2004 | MISSIONS
NASA Selects Contractor for First Prometheus Mission to Jupiter
(NASA) - Northrop Grumman Space Technology has been selected as the contractor for co-designing the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) spacecraft.
Aug 16, 2004 | MISSIONS
Scientists Discover Ganymede has a Lumpy Interior
(NASA - JPL) - Scientists have discovered irregular lumps beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's largest moon.
Oct 08, 2002 | SCIENCE
Life May Swim within Distant Moons
(BBC) - Oceans of water may lie beneath the icy surfaces of more moons in our solar system than previously thought.
Apr 17, 2002 | SCIENCE
A Fresh Start for Life?
(InScight) - The earliest living cells arose in fresh water rather than salt water, says a
team of astrobiologists.
Mar 09, 2001 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Ganymede's liquid past
(NASA) - Long swaths of bright, flat terrain on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede may testify that water or slush emerged there about a billion years ago, say planetary scientists.
Feb 02, 2001 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Jovian moons
(NASA Astrobiology Institute) - Jupiter's four largest moons were discovered by Galileo in 1610. Three of them might hold oceans of liquid water beneath their icy exteriors. Liquid water is a prerequisite for life.
Dec 28, 2000 | MISSIONS
Galileo swings by Ganymede
(Science@NASA) - The space probe photographed and collected data on Jupiter's largest moon.
Dec 17, 2000 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Evidence of ocean on Jupiter's moon Ganymede
(NASA) - Data from the Galileo space probe suggest that liquid water may lie beneath Ganymede's icy crust.
Aug 22, 2000 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS, TECHNOLOGIES
Galileo returning data on Ganymede and Europa
(Spaceflight Now/NASA) - Measurements of Ganymede's magnetic field may indicate whether there is an ocean of water beneath its surface.
Sep 17, 1999 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Spacecraft search for solar system's oases
(space.com) - A variety of missions are planned to search for water elsewhere in the solar system. Liquid water is believed to be necessary for life.
Jul 15, 1998 | SCIENCE, MISSIONS
Evidence of ancient ocean on Ganymede
(ABC News) - Images taken by the Galileo spacecraft indicate that Jupiter's largest moon may once have had an ocean of liquid water.
