For generations, Jupiter has been shorthand for a straightforward idea: the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and ...

Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's ...

Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.

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 ...

An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.

Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real ...

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

Jupiter's moon count reaches 95+ official satellites. Explore the history of the Jovian system, from Galileo to the latest NASA discoveries.