When Jupiter is at its farthest distance of 601 million miles, light from its surface takes 54 minutes to reach us. During its closest approach, that time reduces to about 34 minutes.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - DEC. 21, 2020: Jupiter and Saturn appear less than one-tenth of a degree apart from each other during the Great Conjunction, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in the night sky above San ...

The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There’s nothing to walk ...

“The actual power output is the equivalent of several 100-watt light bulbs,” Hubbard said. What made this flyby special was the Great Red Spot’s perfect alignment with the probe.

The Webb team released some tantalizing photos of Jupiter today (July 14), highlighting the $10 billion telescope's ability to study targets close to home.

On April 18, 2024, a photograph was shared to X (formerly Twitter), allegedly showing a close-up photograph of Jupiter. "Using my Nikon Z 8, I captured this amazing shot of Jupiter," the post read ...

A photo of Jupiter and its moons in the sky by the Empire State Building in New York City, taken on September 26, 2022. At the time, Jupiter was at opposition to the sun and ...

Also published is a compilation of Juno's images of Io taken on Oct. 16, as well as another photo showing both Io and Jupiter in the same field of view.. Io is the fifth most distant moon from ...

Back in early March, NASA released some really stunning images that the Juno probe captured of Jupiter’s poles. The pictures were created using the spacecraft’s infrared sensor, which allowed ...

NASA released new images of Jupiter on Monday, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.; The infrared images show detailed views of the gas giant's auroras, rings, and moons.

Jupiter is, scientifically speaking, not great for humans. The gravitational pull is about 2.4 times that of Earth, and its atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and … ...