A photo of Jupiter taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft in September 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, image processing by Tanya Oleksuik The planet Jupiter has no solid ...

Jupiter seen in high resolution thermal infrared via the Gemini Observatory's Lucky Imaging technique. Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) and team Astronomers have ...

JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA’s Juno, captured this enhanced-color view of Jupiter’s northern high latitudes from an altitude of about 36,000 miles (58,000 kilometers) above the giant ...

Scientists simulate thermal, energetic components of Jovian magnetospheric plasma irradiating Callisto's atmosphere Differential number flux spectra for (a) protons, (b) oxygen ions, (c) sulfur ions, ...

Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, is exhibiting geothermal activity far beyond what scientists had anticipated, with heat levels ...

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a fascinating place and is of particular interest to astronomers for several reasons. It is known to host both water vapor and table salt, and has been suggested as being ...

A study suggests that certain global patterns, if observed in Jupiter's near-surface magnetic and gravity fields, could help answer longstanding questions about the planet's interior. Planetary ...

Small impact craters on Jupiter’s moon Europa could eventually offer scientists a glimpse of possible habitability below the body’s frozen surface, a new paper on which Planetary Science Institute ...

For the first time ever, astronomers were able to see the effects of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of the innermost large moon of Jupiter. Io is the most volcanically-active body in the Solar ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – ...