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'Baby Jupiter' discovered in the process of forming around a star 500 light-years awayIn new research, scientists have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth.
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'Dead' telescope discovers Jupiter's twin from beyond the graveNASA's Kepler space telescope has spotted a Jupiter look-alike in a new discovery, even though the instrument stopped operations four years ago.
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NASA spacecraft snaps gorgeous new photo of Jupiter's moons Io and EuropaNASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new photos of Jupiter's moons, Io and Europa.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 40 times deeper than Mariana TrenchThe massive red storm extends far deeper than astronomers thought possible — and the ferocious winds powering it are deeper still.
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Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchersIt's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is not only shrinking. Its winds are also speeding up.A decade of Jovian storm-chasing paid off for the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Jupiter just got smacked by a space rock and an amateur astronomer caught it on cameraBrazilian observer José Luis Pereira captured a bright flash on the solar system's largest planet on Sept. 13, memorializing the fiery death of a space rock high in the Jovian atmosphere.
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Could a spaceship fly through a gas giant like Jupiter?These planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.
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Water vapor detected on huge Jupiter moon Ganymede for 1st timeIn the wisp-thin sky of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest satellite in the solar system, astronomers have for the first time detected evidence of water vapor, a new study finds.
