"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets." ...

Far from Earth, a small robotic explorer has just delivered a surprise that planetary scientists have never seen up close ...

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density. For ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

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

The abundance of oxygen inside Jupiter is a major, unsolved problem. For decades, researchers have argued about this value, ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...

Using the thermal equivalent of giving it a sharp whack, NASA repaired the camera of its Jupiter-orbiting Juno probe from 370 million miles (590 million km) away after the instrument was put out of ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Launched by NASA in August 2011, the spacecraft Juno is set to arrive at Jupiter on July 4. Currently cartwheeling through space, once Juno gets close enough to Jupiter, it will ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...