Here’s how it works. A shift in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth's surface even more hospitable to life than it already is, new research suggests. University of California-Riverside (UCR ...

After originally believing the "continuously active" object in Jupiter's orbit was the first-known active "Trojan asteroid," scientists have issued a correction and it's just a regular comet.

The orbit of the newfound exoplanet spotted with TESS may have been influenced by another planet. Astronomers have discovered a new "warm-Jupiter" planet with a strange, flattened and misaligned ...

Beyond our small region of the universe, planets everywhere orbit their stars. Even tiny changes in these orbits can change things drastically, too. Now, a new study says a shift in Jupiter’s ...

The joke has been gestating for over 400 years. NASA’s Juno spacecraft may be in orbit around Jupiter, but it’s going to be a while before the vehicle photographs its first up-close images of ...

It will be the fastest spacecraft ever when it arrives, traveling at 165,000 miles an hour, which makes getting into orbit around Jupiter trickier than usual. One of the brightest beacons in the ...

"Nine of the new moons are part of a distant outer swarm of moons that orbit it in the retrograde, or opposite direction of Jupiter’s spin rotation," the statement said. "These distant ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers using Chile’s Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ...

An artist's rendition of Juno in orbit around Jupiter. The craft is powered entirely by the sun's rays. NASA For scientists and Jupiter groupies (like myself), the real Fourth of July finale took ...