A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

The weather forecast for Jupiter calls for clouds with a chance of lightning and "mushballs"—a slushy mix of ammonia and water encased in a hard water ice shell that rain down like hail here on Earth.

but the exact reasons for Jupiter's painted appearance remains unknown. Below the gassy upper layers, the pressure and temperature increase so much that atoms of hydrogen eventually compress into ...

A camera built at Arizona State University is on its way to check for signs of life above Jupiter, but it detoured to Mars ...

Temperatures in Jupiter's core for example reach approximately 43,000 F (24,000 C). – Moons of Uranus: Facts about the tilted planet's satellites – What is Uranus made of? Very little of ...

If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.

To try to understand why, he and some colleagues decided to map out the temperatures across the upper atmosphere of Jupiter. And, lo and behold, they discovered a spike in temperature directly ...

First things first, Jupiter's atmosphere has no oxygen. So make sure you bring plenty with you to breathe. The next problem is the scorching temperatures. So pack an air conditioner. Now ...

The spot’s temperature rises from a chilly -279°F at the edge of Jupiter's atmosphere to more than 440°F at the base of the storm, reports Richard Chirgwin for The Register. Since temperature ...