Spacecraft will explore habitability of Jupiter’s ocean moons

Astronomer Edward Barnard discovered Amalthea, the fifth satellite of Jupiter, using an eyepiece that yielded 520x on the 36-inch Lick Observatory refractor. Barnard observed asteroid Juno at 1,430x and 1,700x to make disk measurements between 0.2" and 0.26"

Icy moons with vast oceans are the latest candidates for alien life

Manganese in California's Central Valley water threatens fetuses and children