A photo of Jupiter taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft in September 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, image processing by Tanya Oleksuik The planet Jupiter has no solid ...

Banded planet: Jupiter's wind bands extend deep below the Jovian surface. Precise measurements of Jupiter’s gravitational field by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have allowed scientists to make an important ...

Ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may drift across the satellite's surface from the equator to the poles, or vice versa, at a literally glacial pace, a new study finds. Potential future missions to Europa ...

Jupiter and Saturn look serene through a backyard telescope, but beneath and around their clouds, both worlds are in dramatic ...

Jupiter seen in high resolution thermal infrared via the Gemini Observatory's Lucky Imaging technique. Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) and team Astronomers have ...

The huge ocean sloshing beneath the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa likely makes its way to the surface in some places, suggesting astronomers may not need to drill down deep to investigate it, a ...

The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 and it has already provided us with a wealth of information about the gas giant. Today, four Nature papers describe new observations about ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may drift across the satellite's surface from the equator to the ...