Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

Scientists have measured that Jupiter releases more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, based on observations of its structure, rotation, and atmospheric behavior.

Jupiter is the brilliant evening “star” visible after sunset this winter, peaking in brightness at opposition on Jan. 10, ...

Jupiter is a massive, terrifying planet. Despite being studied for centuries and even visited by nine space probes in the ...

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

Jupiter comes to opposition (is directly opposite the sun) on January 10 and is at its best for 2026 this month. The “King of ...

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals formed much later than expected. These late-forming bodies match the ages and ...

With all of the worrying things happening here, on earth, one way to take your mind off them is to look at the beauty of the cosmos. Luckily, NASA is still out there exploring outer space and ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps that ultimately explain one of the ...