Many of us know Jupiter as the solar system’s largest planet, and while it still is, recent findings from NASA’s Juno mission reveal data that the planet is a little smaller and more "squashed" than ...

Astronomers first spotted comet 3I/Atlas in data collected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in ...

Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaving our solar system. See new photos from a European Space Agency orbiter on its way to Jupiter.

New spacecraft data from Pioneer, Voyager and Juno show that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates, refining the planet’s measured size and shape.

On 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s ...

Jupiter may be the largest planet in the solar system, but new research shows it's not quite as big as scientists once believed, resulting in a planetary makeover. Using data from NASA's Juno ...

This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024, launch. automation Marking the latest foray into space exploration, ...

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking image of Io, one of Jupiter’s most volatile moons, captured by the Juno spacecraft during a close flyby on December 30, 2023. The detailed imagery provides an ...

Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, produces auroras like Earth’s. New data from Juno reveals surprising details about its magnetic field.

New research suggests that Jupiter’s icy moons may have formed with complex organic molecules already embedded in their building blocks.