Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) has fascinated astronomers for over 150 years. This massive storm, large enough to engulf ...

A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing ...

The Juno mission, spearheaded by NASA, aims to unravel the secrets hidden beneath Jupiter’s dense cloud cover. Since its ...

NASA scientists have revealed the secrets of the most volcanic body in our solar system, according to new research. The ...

It’s a special object to photograph because of its large size and striking color, but it does have challenges due to its atmosphere. “When you observe Jupiter through a telescope, you’ll see ...

Unlike Earth, which experiences four main seasons of temperature changes, Jupiter’s atmosphere experiences some odd changes of its own. Unlike Earth, where the changes are more uniform and ...

If you’re going to observe Jupiter, wait a few hours after sunset until the planet climbs above the thickest, most optically distorting, part of our atmosphere. Indeed, if you wait until ...

Juno Spacecraft Measures Oxygen Production on Jupiter's Moon, Europa Mar. 5, 2024 — NASA's Juno spacecraft has directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen molecules from the atmosphere of one ...

Jupiter is at its closest (380,161,047 miles ... This means you'll be looking through a little less atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is about 100 miles thick. At the horizon you are looking through ...

Scientists still don’t know what gives it its characteristic hue; its atmosphere is primarily hydrogen, helium and methane. Jupiter reaches opposition every 13 months or so. It takes Jupiter 12 ...

While water clouds form within deeper levels of the atmosphere, most of the clouds we see are made of ammonia, which freezes into ice crystals at Jupiter's chilly distance from the sun.