Among all the planets in the Solar System, Jupiter stands out for being the most colossal in both size and mass. It is, without a doubt, an impressive world. However, given its enormous accumulation ...

Jupiter is iconic, with its swirls of water and ammonia vapor that characterize its outer surface and its distinctive Giant Red Spot, a gigantic storm raging across its face. But its mysteries abound ...

Think of meticulously handcrafted objects, and certain things come immediately to mind: fine art, exotic cars, luxury timepieces. But Pasadena native Steve Barajas spends his days building a bespoke ...

The ongoing turmoil inside Jupiter’s missing — and slowly re-emerging — South Equatorial Belt can now be seen in unprecedented detail thanks to the Keck II telescope’s adaptive optics system and the ...

When NASA’s Juno spacecraft pointed a sensitive instrument toward the belly of the largest planet in the Solar System, it detected something peculiar: A jet hidden deep below Jupiter’s atmosphere. As ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is about to be studied from not one but two locations in deep space. The comet has just gone ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

A new computer model indicates Jupiter’s massive winds are generated from deep within the giant planet’s interior, a UCLA scientist and international colleagues report today in the journal Nature.

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.