Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and the most famous aspect of this gas giant (other than its size) is the ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...

Morgan Lynch was never actually going to open a bookstore. She and her husband joked about it for years. They weren't serious ...

The Great Nicobar development project’s mitigation plan oversimplifies ecological restoration, reducing it to tree-planting ...

Storm warnings are in effect in the Plains, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the mid-Atlantic through tonight.

Each planet in our solar system is given a unique, humorous catchphrase that reflects its personality and role. From ...

This is the last time the seven planets will appear together in the night sky until 2040. Here's when it's happening – and ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

CMP told regulators that a “more accurate cost determination and additional supporting details” would be included in annual storm cost reporting, to be submitted by March 1. Power was out for ...

The reason Io is so volcanic is in large part due to its parent planet, Jupiter, the solar system's largest world. As Io orbits the gas giant planet once every 42.5 hours, the immense gravity of ...