In its earliest days, Jupiter may have been even more colossal than it is now—twice as large, in fact, with a magnetic field ...

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

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

Jupiter's already the big kahuna of the Solar System, an absolute unit of a planet with a mass 2.5 times greater than all of ...

Jupiter wasn’t always the planet we know today—it was once twice as big, had a magnetic field 50 times stronger, and its ...

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 orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to ...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system that challenges long-held assumptions about where planets can ...

Asteroid 2003 MH4, a large space rock, will make a close approach to Earth on May 24, 2025. While not an immediate threat, ...

For decades, geostationary orbit (GEO) was the undisputed home of satellite communications. From television broadcasts to internet backhaul and voice services, GEO satellites formed the backbone of ...

We humans might grow larger as we move from early life to adulthood, but Jupiter has done the opposite. New research offers a ...