"We hadn’t really expected it to be this good, to be honest," de Pater, who led the observations of Jupiter with colleagues from the Paris Observatory, said in a statement. The planet's ...

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 ...

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People around the world will have a chance this weekend to catch what could be the year’s most stunning view of the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter on Saturday will shine at its ...

This idea evolved into what was known in the 20th century as the disruption theory, which stated that a planet between Mars and Jupiter had been destroyed by some unknown means, perhaps tidal ...

Astronomers have spotted a huge gas planet orbiting close to a very young star. The so-called ‘hot Jupiter’ is particularly young, making it great for scientists to study. Some theorize that ...

The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...

Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and ...