Jupiter has long been a source of fascination for astronomers, and now, the giant planet is raising more questions than ever.

The icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa appears to be constantly changing, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed. This phenomena, the team explained, is heightened in so-called ...

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That's true for Europa, one of Jupiter's four largest moons. Recent observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...

Does Jupiter have a solid surface? Jupiter is a gas giant planet, as such it does not have a true solid surface. A spacecraft would not be able to land on the giant planet nor could it fly right ...

New data from the agency's Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant's northern reaches and volcanic action on its fiery moon. NASA's Juno mission has gathered ...

with the gravitational push and pull exerted by Jupiter and the other moons generating friction and heat deep inside Io. Lava lakes on Io's surface had previously been found in a few locations ...

Once out of fuel, it will be directed to crash into the surface. As for Clipper, "we are very happy that there will be two spacecraft at the same time in the Jupiter system," Witasse said.

Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other planetary body in the solar system, and it has tons of ice on its surface as well. For decades. researchers ...

The astronomers also saw enormous "burps" of ammonia gas breaking Jupiter's surface, just southwest of the Great Red Spot. "These clouds only lasted for about 40 hours, then dropped back down ...

Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt ...

A photo of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft in September 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, image processing by Tanya Oleksuik The planet Jupiter has no solid ...