Jupiter, the giant of our Solar System, remains one of the most fascinating and mysterious planets to explore. With its ...

Plasma waves are a critical element to understanding the many mysteries of the gas giant’s turbulent, magnetically powerful ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected a previously unknown type of plasma wave above Jupiter’s north pole, revealing an unexpected interaction between different types of charged particles in the ...

Luckily, missions planned to Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede in the next 20 years will yield more data to test theories like this one.

Jupiter’s newly discovered moons have yet to be named. Sheppard said only half of them are big enough — at least 1 mile (1.5 kilometers) or so — to warrant a name. Filed under.

Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, is 11 times wider than Earth, and has a mass 2.5 times greater than all of ...

What are Jupiter's newly discovered moons like? Sheppard told The Associated Press the moons range in size from .6 miles to 2 miles in diameter, but only half of them are big enough – at least 1 ...

Jupiter moons Callisto and Ganymede are among the biggest in the solar system, and potential grounds for liquid water and alien life. NASA's JUICE mission will probe them for signs of both.

Researchers reported auroras around Jupiter’s two largest Galilean moons for the first time and found new features in the auroras of volcanic Io and icy Europa. Share full article. 15.

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time leader, comes in a ...

Jupiter and its transiting moons are only visible for a brief time in Late May 2011. (Image credit: Starry Night Education) As you can see, the farther north you are, the "narrower" your window is.