The solar system’s most giant planet is slightly less of a giant than scientists once thought. Jupiter, a world that is so huge that it could hold 1,000 Earths, is eight kilometers narrower in width ...

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Jupiter is one of the brightest celestial bodies in the night sky, visible almost the entire year, only losing some visibility when the sun brightness gets in the way of our vantage point. But now the ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth’s, but are much denser on the gas giant—so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly ...

On Jan. 10, Jupiter will shine at its brightest and largest in 2026, rising at sunset and glowing in the sky until sunrise The gas giant will reach a magnitude of -2.7, making it the fourth brightest ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, the point in its orbit where the planet is opposite the sun in our sky. This brings the gas giant to its closest of the year, making it bright and easy to spot in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a “super-Jupiter” has substantial differences from our solar system’s ...

In the 1970s, she photographed Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry on wild nights at Studio 54. Now she’s chronicling a new generation. Credit...By John Taggart Supported by By Alex Vadukul On a brisk ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass of the Earth just under a month from now, coming within around 170 million miles of us. Three months later, it’s expected to get even ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals formed much later than expected. These late-forming bodies match the ages and ...

The zodiac sign Cancer is often associated with maternal energy, and while that can make the Water Sign one of the most nurturing and emotionally intelligent signs, it can also be one of the most self ...