Combined chemical and hydrodynamic modeling offers a powerful tool beyond Jupiter. Scientists can apply similar techniques to Uranus, Neptune, and gas rich exoplanets. Such planets remain difficult to ...

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1. Look east at sunset on Jan. 30 to spot the near-full moon shining close to the gas giant Jupiter among the stars of the ...

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

As part of Juno’s extended mission, the spacecraft is making close encounters of Jupiter’s large Galilean moons after having ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.

For generations, Jupiter has been shorthand for a straightforward idea: the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant that quietly shepherds comets and anchors the outer worlds. That picture is ...