NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the ...

Indeed, Jupiter’s rings are so small that scientists did not even discover them until 1979, when the space probe Voyager passed by the gas giant.

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and has 79 moons. Learn more about the gas giant in our ultimate guide.

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.

Scientists have figured out why Jupiter doesn't have thick, bright rings like neighboring Saturn does.

Jupiter has a thin set of nearly imperceptible rings with features that have long puzzled scientists. A new study reveals how light and shadow are at work there.

A collage of Jupiter and its four biggest moons, imaged by Voyager 1. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A collage of Jupiter and its four biggest moons, imaged by Voyager 1.

Jupiter's massive moons may be the reason why the gas giant never formed rings like its neighbor Saturn, according to new research.

The 46-year-old probe, which flew by Jupiter and Saturn in its youth and inspired earthlings with images of the planet as a “Pale Blue Dot,” hasn’t sent usable data from interstellar space ...

The gas giant's large moons likely destroyed any surrounding matter before it had a chance to form Saturn-like rings.

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 ...