Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...

Unlike Earth and other rocky planets, Jupiter lacks a solid surface. It’s composed entirely of gas and liquid, making it impossible to land on or walk across. Largest Planet in the Solar System ...

2025 — Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ...

To get to Jupiter, the Clipper will first fly ... Two spectrometers will study surface chemistry and the composition of the moon's ultra-thin atmosphere, on the lookout for signs of water plumes ...

which revealed cyclone swarms gyrating on its surface with roots that likely extend deep below the upper bands of clouds. Though Jupiter has been so intensely examined, many mysteries remain.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in this area are chucking out six times the energy being produced by all ...

Scientists think there’s an ocean of magma under its rocky surface. Io, which orbits Jupiter every 42 hours, was imaged by the only binocular telescope of its kind. Equipped with two 27-foot ...