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. There are three faint rings, ...

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint ...

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.

"We didn't know these ephemeral rings existed until the Voyager spacecraft went past, because we couldn't see them," he added.. Kane wanted to figure out why Jupiter's rings are so faint and if ...

The star-tracker camera aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter’s faint rings on Aug. 27, 2016, during the probe’s first data-gathering close approach to the giant planet.

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. IE 11 is not supported.

Just recently on the blog I posted a series of images of Jupiter taken by JWST, some of which showed Jupiter’s faint ring. I don’t think a lot of people know that all four giant planets in our ...

Scientists can use planetary rings — even ones as faint as Jupiter's — to help uncover a planet's history, such as collisions it may have had with comets and other moons in the past.

Voyager 1 is one half of the Voyager mission. It has a twin spacecraft, Voyager 2. Launched in 1977, they were primarily built for a four-year trip to Jupiter and Saturn , expanding on earlier ...

Jupiter's discs are so frail that we didn't even notice them until 1979, thanks to the agency's Voyager 1 spacecraft and a bit of lucky, perfectly placed sunlight.

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 ...