Jupiter
Jupiter Probably Has 600 Small, Irregular Moons
The better our technologies get, the better we get at finding objects in space. That's certainly true of Jupiter and…
Europa’s entire icy shell shifted 70-degrees a few million years ago
The mysterious world Europa, the ice-covered second moon of Jupiter, sports deep scars that cut across its face. An international…
A Huge Ring-Like Structure on Ganymede Might be the Result of an Enormous Impact
Ganymede's surface is a bit of a puzzle for planetary scientists. About two-thirds of its surface is covered in lighter…
Jupiter is so Big that our Solar System almost had two Suns
About half of all the star systems in the galaxy are made of pairs or triplets of stars. Our solar…
Spacecraft and Ground Telescopes Work Together to Give us Stunning New Pictures of Jupiter
It's difficult to imagine the magnitude of storms on Jupiter. The gas giant's most visible atmospheric feature, the Great Red…
Astronomers Find a Planet With Three Times the Mass of Jupiter
Jupiter is the Boss. Well, in terms of planets in our Solar System it is. It's played a huge role…
Another Beautiful Image of Jupiter from Juno During a Flyby. Great Work by Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran
Confucius said, "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." When it comes to Jupiter, Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran…
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter's clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise…
Astronomers Find 20 – Yes 20 – New Moons for Saturn
A team of astronomers led by Scott Sheppard has discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, putting it ahead of Jupiter!
Juno is Afraid to Death of Jupiter’s Shadow. So it Fired its Thruster for Over 10 Hours to Avoid It.
In a death-defying maneuver for the spacecraft, NASA's Juno has completed an unprecedented and unplanned engine burn. The purpose? To…