If you thought the flickering green and red auroras of Earth were spectacular, that's nothing compared to Jupiter. New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that the ...

The Psyche probe captures images of Earth and the Moon from over 180 million miles away as it travels to intercept an ...

NASA has released spectacular new images of Jupiter's vast swirling clouds. The images were captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft during its 72nd close flyby of the gas giant on Wednesday (May 7). The ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has captured auroras on Jupiter that have hundreds of times more energy than those here on Earth. Jupiter's auroras are like the "Northern Lights, but way bigger!" NASA ...

The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, has captured new images of the auroras at Jupiter’s north pole. These massive auroras, caused by charged particles ...

Update, June 2, 2025: A previous version of this article stated that the Juno mission would perform a “death dive” into Jupiter in September 2025. This has been corrected with details of its planned ...

It's part of an effort to help the orbiter chart a path to its final destination. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This week, NASA ...

Auroras are created when high-energy particles enter a planet’s atmosphere near its magnetic poles and collide with atoms or molecules of gas. On Earth, these are known as the northern lights (aurora ...