Jupiter may have once been more than twice its current size, with a magnetic field 50 times stronger, say scientists who ...

The new calculations, described in a paper published Tuesday (May 20) in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that just 3.8 ...

To better understand Jupiter’s primordial stages, researchers turned to the tiniest of the planet’s 92 known moons. Almathea ...

The study by Konstantin Batygin of Caltech and Fred Adams of the University of Michigan pulls off a rare feat in planetary ...

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

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.

With an atmosphere, by mass, of primarily hydrogen (76 per cent) and helium (24 per cent), and by volume of 89 per cent ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct ...

Our Solar System's largest planet, Jupiter, was once so huge that it could have held 2,000 Earths, a study has found.

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

Scientists focused on Jupiter's little moons Amalthea and Thebe. Their peculiar orbits didn't quite fit with Jupiter's ...