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 scientists have concluded that early Jupiter must have started out extremely hot — about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That's ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has long intrigued scientists seeking to understand its mysterious origins.

And I couldn't prove it wrong." The 3D picture of Jupiter's troposphere shows that the majority of the weather systems on Jupiter are shallow, reaching only 10 to 20 kilometers below the visible ...

In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has dramatic weather and structures which scientists are still learning about — including a prevalence of strange objects called mushballs. Mushballs aren't quite ...

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 ...

Welcome to Jupiter. NASA scientists have for years ... to endlessly spew lava dozens of miles into the air exceeding temperatures of 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit. NASA's Juno mission gets look ...

The infrared camera aboard the spacecraft allowed the team to calculate the temperature, as the bright areas of the image were warmer and the darker areas were cooler. On Jupiter, hotter parts of ...