Jupiter’s Hot Youth May Have Melted Its Icy Moons

Share this on WhatsApp As a newborn planet, Jupiter glowed brightly in the sky and outshined today’s sun from the perspective of the gas giant’s largest moons. That early radiance—and upcoming visits by multiple spacecraft—may help to solve a 40-year-old mystery about the makeup of those satellites. For decades scientists have struggled to understand the … Continue reading Jupiter’s Hot Youth May Have Melted Its Icy Moons