Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.

This not only explains why Jupiter only has the paltriest of rings at present; it suggests that it likely never had large rings. Want more health and science stories in your inbox? Subscribe to ...

A new study has found that the gas giant’s large moons destroy any rings before they have a chance to form. ‘We found that the Galilean moons of Jupiter, one of which is the largest moon in ...

Why does Jupiter, the largest planet, not simply have the biggest rings? A new study has put forward an answer to that mystery. The blame is to be placed squarely upon Jupiter’s four largest moons.

But now, using a sophisticated computer simulation, a team of scientists has discovered a possible explanation for why Jupiter's rings are not as prominent as its neighbors': Jupiter's moons may ...

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the first confirmed discovery in the 1990s, more than 5,000 have been identified, ...

Jupiter has 79 moons, according to NASA. "This is one of my favorite images of Jupiter of all time," O'Donoghue said. Webb also spotted Jupiter's thin rings, which are made of dust particles ...

Now, NASA has “giant news from a giant planet ... A wide-field view of the new images show the faint rings of Jupiter with its faint rings and two small moons named Amalthea and Adrastea.

Jupiter seems to have it all -- except cool rings, that is. For some odd reason, this alpha planet has rings that are to Saturn's spectacular hoops what chopsticks are to tree trunks.

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar ... [Related: Saturn has a slushy core and rings that wiggle. ] Most of the newly discovered moons are ...

Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter’s massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the ...