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 ...

Observations of the two solar system gas giants have revealed that Jupiter 's north pole hosts a central polar vortex ...

By contrast, Saturn's atmosphere is layered more deeply. There, either weaker forcing reduces deep turbulence, or more energy ...

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

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 ...

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Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

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 ...