Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of gas giant formation within our solar ...

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 ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and ...

That is the provocative question at the heart of the latest developments surrounding the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as new NASA data sharpen the picture of its composition while an unusual orbital ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

"If we find technological satellites of Jupiter that we did not send, it would imply that Jupiter is of interest to an ...

If we find technological satellites of Jupiter that we did not send, it would imply that Jupiter is of interest to an ...

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 ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

While the feds idled, an interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS was barnstorming the solar system, at a speed that reached 153 ...

NASA has released its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of the exoplanet, described as a "gas giant." NASA ...