New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.
Combined chemical and hydrodynamic modeling offers a powerful tool beyond Jupiter. Scientists can apply similar techniques to Uranus, Neptune, and gas rich exoplanets. Such planets remain difficult to ...
Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.
Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.
With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.
The shocking findings were part of a recent study in which astronomers effectively peered back in time to discover what Jupiter was like in its early years. Jupiter is not only the largest in the ...
New images of Jupiter moon Io show massive volcanoes, a scarred landscape and lava flows. Jupiter has a total of 92 moons, and Io is slightly larger than Earth’s moon.
How nutrients from Europa's icy shell reach its ocean has been unclear despite several theories.