Jupiter has long been famed for its Great Red Spot—but it wasn't until recently that scientists gained more information on how, and how long ago, it originated. The huge swirl on the side of the solar ...

At Jupiter's north pole, powerful storms the size of Australia or bigger are wrapped in 100 mph winds. After analyzing years of data from NASA's Juno mission, scientists have observed the long-term ...

The new moon tonight turns the sky into a natural observatory, stripping away glare and letting Jupiter, Saturn and the winter constellations step into the spotlight. With the lunar disk effectively ...

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno probe has already survived far longer than anticipated—its path around the ...

What can Jupiter’s auroras teach scientists about auroras on other planets? This is what a recent study published in Physical Review Letters hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated a new ...

The remarkable James Webb Space Telescope has been used to image the furthest reaches of the cosmos. But in a change of pace, astronomers have leveraged its immense powers on a target far closer to ...

(Nanowerk News) Macquarie University astronomers have tracked an extreme planet's orbital decay, confirming it is spiralling towards its star in a cosmic death dance that could end in three possible ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insight into Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io. At Jupiter's north pole, powerful storms ...