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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Moving In a ‘Very Unexpected’ Way, Bewildering Astronomers

The Hubble Space Telescope detected a funny motion in Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Science

Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think

The spacecraft will dance around the Solar System for several years.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Space

The Webb Telescope Just Identified 6 Giant Gaseous Planets That Are More Massive Than Jupiter

And these strange worlds may be a lot more common than we thought.

By Kiona Smith
Space

Don’t Miss This Rare Chance to See Mars And Jupiter Side-By-Side Early Tomorrow Morning

The two planets will appear side-by-side — and 350 million miles apart — on Wednesday morning.

By Kiona Smith
Science

Astronomers Stumbled Upon a Planet In the Act of Becoming a Hot Jupiter

Welcome to hot Jupiter summer.

By Kiona Smith
Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Stumbled On A Glistening Lava Lake On Jupiter’s Moon Io

Loki Patera is like no place on Earth.

By Kiona Smith
Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spotted A Mysterious Phenomenon Buried Beneath Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Juno’s investigation of Jupiter has “some of the best data” on the science of magnetic fields.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Space

Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa May Be Missing a Key Ingredient for Life

A recent study suggests the icy moon's hidden ocean may be anoxic.

By Kiona Smith
Paragon of Power

'Jupiter's Legacy' season 2: Netflix's newest superhero promises shocking "darkness" ahead

Netflix's superhero series 'Jupiter's Legacy' only just released its first season, but star Andrew Horton already has an eye on the show's dark future.

By Jeff Spry
Nice Ice

Watch: NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter and Ganymede

It’s the closest a spacecraft has gotten to the icy moon in 20 years.

By Jennifer Walter
Science

5 breathtaking views of Jupiter

By JoAnna Wendel
Juicy

JUICE mission will unlock secrets of Jupiter’s moons

The ESA mission is slated to launch in 2022.

By JoAnna Wendel
Not just rocks

Look: 7 asteroids will unlock secrets of Jupiter's Trojans

Lucy will be the first to visit this fleet of primordial bodies.

By Jennifer Walter
stormy worlds

How the raging storms of Saturn and Jupiter form

Surface storms can tell us what's going on in the planets' interiors.

By Passant Rabie
This week in science

Webb Telescope captures Jupiter and more: Understand the world through 9 images

By Robin Bea
Space

Hot Jupiters Orbit Young Stars Because Old Ones Already Ate Them

A common type of planet (that our Solar System is surprisingly lacking), hot Jupiters don’t last long in their close-in orbits.

By Kiona Smith
Science

Gaseous and scorching “hot Jupiters” make tilted loops around their parent stars

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Scene Stealers 2021

The best character on 'Jupiter's Legacy' could be the future of Netflix superhero stories

Blackstar, Tyler Mane's brutish villain in the Netflix superhero epic 'Jupiter's Legacy,' is perhaps the only reason to watch the one-season wonder.

By Jeff Spry
Science

Behold these ghostly new Webb Telescope images of Jupiter and its rings

Yes, Jupiter has rings!

By Kiona Smith
Science

Video shows why a ball falls faster on Jupiter than Earth: Watch

Play ball!

By Nancy Atkinson
Look up!

Jupiter at opposition: You need to see the biggest planet at its brightest

Move over, Mars.

By Elana Spivack
Space

A “Warm Jupiter” Exoplanet Discovery Has Astronomers Puzzled

Exoplanets are a major area of research in modern astronomy.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
The Utopian Ideal

'Jupiter’s Legacy' Season 2 release date: Cast reveals what's coming next

With Season 1 of 'Jupiter's Legacy' in the books, the stars of Netflix's newest series reveal what may be in store for the future.

By Eric Francisco
Science

Jupiter’s Radiation Creates a Spectacle 15 Times Brighter Than the Northern Lights

That’s aurorae.

By Matt Williams and Universe Today
Science

Look: New NASA image shows what Jupiter looks like from the Moon

“It may not be the highest resolution ever, but it’s ours.”

By Nancy Atkinson
U okay?

What crashed into Jupiter? Everything you need to know about that impact video

The giant planet helps protect us from similar incidents.

By Passant Rabie
Broken Code

Jupiter’s Legacy cancellation proves Netflix’s worst problem isn’t going away

Netflix’s strategy with volume held back what could have been its biggest original hit in years.

By Eric Francisco
Space

The Webb Telescope Finds Key Ingredient for Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa

There's a new report from Europa, and it looks like good news for alien-hunters.

By Kiona Smith
Hot mess

This fiery Jupiter-sized world is locked in a death spiral with its home star

Astronomers have found a gas giant that only has a million years left to live.

By Jon Kelvey
Science

Jupiter is Back! And 3 More Astronomical Events In May

See the first penumbral eclipse in over two years, plus more stunning sights.

By Jennifer Walter