A map of Jupiter's magnetic field highlighting the anomalous Great Blue Spot near the planet's equator. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/John E. Connerney) Scientists previously knew this ...

Jupiter turns blue before in-depth exam Swirling bright streaks in this Jupiter aurora are the footprints of three large moons December 15, 2000 Web posted at: 4:06 PM EST (2106 GMT) (CNN) -- An ...

The dark hot spot in this false-color space wallpaper from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is a window deep into Jupiter's atmosphere. All around it are layers of higher clouds, with colors indicating ...

During opposition, Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit—typically around 367 million miles away—making it appear brighter and larger in the night sky. This event happens ...

Scientists have been able to analyse the origins of Jupiter ’s incredible aurora dawn storms for the first time. Originally discovered in 1994, the beautiful blue ring above the gas giant’s ...

For something that was to have been done and thrown away three years ago, NASA's Juno spacecraft has a busy schedule ahead exploring Jupiter and its big moons. The spacecraft entered orbit around ...

The exoplanet, dubbed WASP-189 b, orbits closely around a rapidly spinning blue star. The distant planet’s surface is so hot, the ESA says, that it could melt iron into gas.

A “real” Blue Moon occurs when four full Moons occur in the same three-month season. That’s what happens this week, as well as the annual bright “opposition” of Jupiter and some great ...