It seems lately like scientists are learning cool new things about our universe (and others) nearly every day. Jupiter and Saturn have always been some of the coolest-looking and intriguing ...

Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform ...

Imagine a Slushee composed of ammonia and water encased in a hard shell of water ice. Now picture these ice-encrusted ...

Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it ... big enough for more than 1,000 Earths to fit inside, with room to spare. While the four inner planets of the solar system ...

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 ...

Explore the amazing discovery of Jupiter’s swirling dark vortices and their connection to its powerful magnetic field and ...

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports. The discovery stemmed from an unusual temperature pattern scientists observed ...