An international team of scientists, including from India, has discovered strong evidence indicating the presence of ozone on Jupiter’s moon Callisto, shedding light on the complex chemical processes taking place on icy celestial bodies in the Solar System. The detection of sulphur dioxide on Callisto’s surface has encouraged this team of scientists to conduct spectroscopic observations to gain a better …
A rocket carrying the robotic explorer Juice takes off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on Friday, beginning its journey to explore Jupiter and three of its ice-encrusted moons. When contact finally was confirmed close to an hour into the flight, the European Space Agency’s Mission Control in Germany declared: “The spacecraft is alive!” It will take the robotic explorer, …
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that could support life. Upcoming missions from ESA and NASA JUICE and Europa Clipper are set up to give scientists game-changing …
