Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter’s massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night ...

What lies beneath Jupiter's violent clouds? This video uncovers the planet's deepest secret: a vast ocean of liquid metallic ...

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint, it's ...

The rings of Jupiter might not be as spectacular as Saturn’s (whose are?) but they are there. However, one of them may not have existed before just a few decades ago. A new hypothesis suggests that ...

Jupiter, named for the king of the ancient Roman gods, commands its own mini-version of our solar system of circling satellites; their movements convinced Galileo Galilei that Earth is not the center ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images The first ever 3D radiation map of ...

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If you've been waiting with bated breath for scientists to finally point the James Webb space telescope (JWST) at targets within our own solar system, you're in good company—and in luck. New images ...

Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have ...

This artist concept depicts the Juno spacecraft which arrived at Jupiter in 2016 after a five-year journey to study the giant planet. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL This artist concept ...