Jupiter is our solar system's biggest planet by far. It used to be twice as large: Study A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik Jupiter, the ...

According to Batygin and Adams, Jupiter’s radius at that time was between 2.0 and 2.5 times its current size. That would have made it large enough to contain over 2,000 Earths by volume.

In astrology, Jupiter is the bearer of blessings, fortune, favor, and excess. Also known as “the Great Benefic,” the planet comes correct with a Midas touch, bringing us opportunities for ...

On June 9, Jupiter, our gas giant planet of luck, abundance, games of chance, and inclinations of excess, will set up his roulette wheel in the breast milk founts of Cancer for the first time in ov… ...

But these are not the planet's only celestial tag-alongs. Jupiter has dozens more—and there may still be more to find. In 2003 alone, astronomers identified 23 new moons.

A new research paper describing the discovery of the planet was published in the Astrophysical Journal, and it suggests that the so-called “young Jupiter” is indeed just a baby, at least in ...

Aug. 5, 2020 — New Juno results suggest that the violent thunderstorms taking place in Jupiter's atmosphere may form ammonia-rich hail, or 'mushballs', that play a key role in the planet's ...

It hasn't been all smooth sailing for Juno since it arrived at Jupiter. NASA mission managers have kept Juno in a 53-day orbit around the huge planet instead of moving it down into a shorter orbit ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand new cold "super Jupiter" exoplanet, marking the closest of its kind ever found to us. The new planet, named Eps Ind Ab, orbits a star called Epsilon Indi A ...