MIT scientists may have finally found the answer to the difference in polar weather of the almost similar planets.

Jupiter and Saturn have strikingly different polar storms. Scientists suggest these swirling vortices may reveal what lies ...

New research using detailed atmospheric models shows Jupiter contains excess oxygen, helping explain its origins and deep ...

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 ...

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insight into Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io. At Jupiter's north pole, powerful storms the size of Australia or bigger are wrapped in 100 mph winds. After ...

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 ...

NASA has just released stunning new images of auroras on Jupiter — and they’re bigger and hundreds of times brighter than the northern lights on our puny world. “It just blew me away!” lead author ...

New calculations reported by Live Science indicate Jupiter was once much larger and is still contracting as it cools, offering constraints on early solar system conditions.