Jupiter actually has more than 60 known moons and probably many more that haven’t been confirmed yet, but the four larger moons that we see through our backyard telescopes are certainly the best ...

Jupiter has 79 moons. But only the four brightest -- Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto -- will be visible. Ganymede, with a crust of ice and rock, is the largest moon in the solar system and ...

The four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter, photographed by the Galileo spacecraft, circa 1996. From left to right, they are Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede.

Jupiter’s four largest and most well-studied moons were first discovered more than 400 years ago. And they still make for wonderful observational targets.

The fifth planet from the Sun will be at its most visible on June 10 when it reaches opposition — a yearly event in which Jupiter, Earth and the Sun form a straight line, with Earth in the middle.

Jupiter will get so close to Earth this month that the planet and its largest moons will be visible with binoculars. The best day to see Jupiter is June 10 when it reaches its “opposition.” ...

Jupiter and its four largest moons will be visible with just a pair of binoculars this month. In June, the solar system’s largest planet is as close as it gets to earth, offering both trained… ...

NASA created an incredible visualization of the orbits of 64 of Jupiter's moons. First you see the four innermost small moons, then the Galilean moons. Then, zooming out from the planet, ...

The moon will be illuminated 14 percent, according to Space.com, and at a 2-degree angle from the gas planet. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a mass over two and a half ...

It does not participate in the Laplace Resonance, so it could be anywhere in its orbit when the inner moons align. Callisto is in front of Jupiter for about 4° of its orbit and behind Jupiter for ...

The four largest moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - have newly discovered auroras that can be seen in visible light.

Even the smallest telescope will show that Jupiter has four moons, though in most they will be too small to appear as anything larger than a pinprick.. Jupiter's moons orbit the planet with ...