On March 10, 2026, Jupiter will appear to change direction in the night sky, marking the end of its retrograde motion, which began in November 2025. This phenomenon, which occurs when Earth overtakes ...

Using the Webb telescope, scientists discovered an unexpectedly cold, dense region within Io’s auroral footprint in Jupiter’s northern lights.

Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays ...

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Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA. The largest planet in our solar system, the gas giant will be at opposition, meaning Earth is directly between ...

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 ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. - NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

New research suggests that Jupiter’s icy moons may have formed with complex organic molecules already embedded in their building blocks.

How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...

The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and its gravity strongly influences the movement of asteroids and comets. While it can capture or deflect some dangerous objects, it can also disturb ...