It shows how the banding of Jupiter gives way to a more mottled appearance as the clouds reach higher altitudes. This tapestry effect is the result of atmospheric changes, according to NASA.

Illustration of a hot Jupiter planet in the Messier 67 star ... and what that means for the rest of the planets in the galaxy. Knowable Magazine spoke with Dawson about the past, present and ...

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Scientists have spotted a truly huge planet in the centre of our galaxy – in the ‘galactic bulge’ at the heart of the Milky Way. The object is thought to be 13 times the size of Jupiter, and at the ...

Volcanic eruptions on Jupiter moon of Io Jupiter's third-largest moon, Io, is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Hundreds of volcanoes erupting lava fountains that spew dozens ...

There are new, high-quality images of Jupiter's moon, Io, thanks to the nearest flyby of the celestial body by a spacecraft in decades. NASA released images Saturday taken by the Juno spacecraft ...

By analysing how gas giants like Jupiter evolved so dramatically, scientists can refine models across the galaxy. As our space agencies begin to prosper and gear up for future missions to the moon ...

A team of astronomers discovered at least 70 ‘rogue’ planets in our galaxy, the largest collection ever found ... This heat allowed the 70 planets – each with masses close to that of Jupiter – to be ...

A thunderstorm that raged in Jupiter’s atmosphere for weeks was fortuitously captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, giving astronomers the most detailed look ever at a storm on the gas giant.

University of Chile A team of researchers has discovered a new black hole that seems to be eating its way through the Milky Way galaxy ... currently about as big as Jupiter.