Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...

NASA shared that with a more precise shape, it will help astronomers understand data from planets seen passing in front of ...

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds. Researchers found the planet likely holds significantly more oxygen than the ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has just gotten a bit smaller, at least according to the latest data. New ...

For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have revised that knowledge using new data and ...

According to this early data, Jupiter’s equatorial radius was around 44,423 miles (71,492 kilometers), and its polar radius ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it ...

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Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

The gas giant’s shape and size, previously known only from data collected more than 45 years ago, have been updated at last.

Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System and the fifth planet from the Sun. It is a massive gas giant made mostly of ...