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

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

Scientists have measured that Jupiter releases more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, based on observations of its structure, rotation, and atmospheric behavior.

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

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

1 January is when people traditionally start the new year with a fresh resolution. This is the story … ...

But in all likelihood, the Earth will not see this time, having been engulfed by the Sun in its red giant phase, around 7.6 ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

"We found something never seen before and, more importantly, entirely unexpected," team leader Simone Scaringi of Durham ...