Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

Planetary scientists have recently drawn a connection between the birth of Jupiter and the formation zone of Earth, ...

Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists ...

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local time. Shining about 6 degrees to its right will be Jupiter, the largest ...

Earth just got an upgrade! If we made Earth 1,300 times bigger, we could make Earth the size of Jupiter. A new, super-Earth ...

Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.

Scientists found that colorful pigments in Earth’s cloud microbes may help telescopes identify signs of life on distant ...

If the hypothetical Taurid resonant swarm does occur, it will make a close flyby of Earth in 2032 and 2036. During those ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...