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

Beneath Jupiter's swirling clouds, the planet's internal composition has remained difficult to probe until now. A recent ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 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 ...

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