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Jupiter December 21, 2020

Christmas star is coming: Jupiter and Saturn are about to do something not seen for nearly 800 years

This year has been a year unlike any other in recent memory and it will conclude with the return of a celestial event not seen for almost 800 years.

Jupiter November 23, 2020

Jupiter and Saturn are about to do something not seen for nearly 800 years

The two largest planets in the Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn have fascinated astronomers for hundreds of years. But the two gas giants will do something next month not seen since the Middle Ages -- they will look like a double planet.

Jupiter September 30, 2020

Jupiter, Saturn spotted over legendary Bronze Age structure

A remarkable picture shows the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, in the night sky over the legendary Mitchell's Fold stone circle.

Jupiter July 7, 2020

New storm discovered on Jupiter, 'Clyde's Spot'

Jupiter has itself a new storm.

Jupiter June 30, 2020

Ocean on Jupiter's moon 'could be habitable,' researchers say

With NASA slated to explore Jupiter's moon Europa sometime in the next decade, researchers are increasingly confident that the ocean on the celestial satellite "could be habitable."

NASA June 29, 2020

NASA wants to use a steam-powered robot to explore icy moons that could host alien life

NASA's plans to explore the ice moons of the Solar System are getting more detail as the space agency is developing a robot that would use steam to power itself in deep space.

Asteroids May 29, 2020

Mysterious 'active' object in Jupiter's orbit isn't so mysterious at all

After originally believing the "continuously active" object in Jupiter's orbit was the first-known "Trojan asteroid" like it, scientists have issued a correction and it's just a regular comet. 

Jupiter May 14, 2020

Jupiter's tumultuous northern region seen in detailed NASA image

NASA's Juno mission captured a stunning image of Jupiter's tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft's approach to the planet earlier this year.

Planets May 4, 2020

Newly discovered exoplanet has three times the mass of Jupiter

A newly-discovered exoplanet more than 1,200 light-years from Earth has three times the mass of Jupiter and is the new "king" of its solar system.

Jupiter March 18, 2020

NASA posts remarkable view of Jupiter

NASA has posted a remarkable image of Jupiter from the space agency's Juno mission after it made a recent flyby of the planet last month.

Jupiter March 17, 2020

Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot is shrinking, but not how you'd expect

Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) has fascinated researchers for nearly 200 years, having been continuously observed since 1830. A new study suggests that the clouds are shrinking, but not in ways researchers might expect.