Jupiter and Saturn – have a lot in common. They're made of very similar stuff, they spin at similar speeds, and radiate ...

Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

New research using detailed atmospheric models shows Jupiter contains excess oxygen, helping explain its origins and deep ...

Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during the mission's 54th close flyby of the giant planet Sept. 7, 2023. People around the world will have a chance this weekend to catch what ...

The largest planet in the Solar System is reaching a milestone over the weekend. It will reach something known as opposition ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...