Jupiter's rings may not be as pronounced as Saturn's, but its ring system still extends to an impressive 140,000 miles away from the giant gas planet. This video shows the first inside peak of ...

Astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley have made a new discovery on Jupiter, revealing the presence of Earth-sized dark ovals at the planet's poles just as the Great Red Spot.

Astrophysicists recently discovered that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is extremely hot. This new discovery could help explain a mystery that's plagued scientists for decades. Read more about the ...

“We are reproducing the conditions inside the planets,” says physicist ... about 11,000 kilometers below the cloud tops of Jupiter, down to a depth of about 22,000 kilometers.

Illustration of the Jovian moon Io, seen against the backdrop of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The ... [+] latter is a vast, cyclonic storm - wider than the entire Earth - that has raged for centuries.

Is it the legendary Christmas Star? It’s Jupiter at opposition, an annual astronomical event in which the giant planet shines at its brightest and appears at its largest. Now shining at ...

The gas giant will shine brightly all night, offering stunning views for skywatchers. There will be a major astronomical event on December 7th when Earth will align itself between the Sun and Jupiter.