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 ...

Banded planet: Jupiter's wind bands extend deep below the Jovian surface. Precise measurements of Jupiter’s gravitational field by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have allowed scientists to make an important ...

Ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may drift across the satellite's surface from the equator to the poles, or vice versa, at a literally glacial pace, a new study finds. Potential future missions to Europa ...

Jupiter seen in high resolution thermal infrared via the Gemini Observatory's Lucky Imaging technique. Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) and team Astronomers have ...

NASA has revealed a stunning new picture of the surface of Jupiter, taken by its orbiting Juno spacecraft. The jaw-dropping image shows a swirling mass of cyclone storms dominating the surface of the ...

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a fascinating place and is of particular interest to astronomers for several reasons. It is known to host both water vapor and table salt, and has been suggested as being ...

The huge ocean sloshing beneath the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa likely makes its way to the surface in some places, suggesting astronomers may not need to drill down deep to investigate it, a ...

The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 and it has already provided us with a wealth of information about the gas giant. Today, four Nature papers describe new observations about ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – ...