“Based on the Juno radio occultations, we find that the size of Jupiter is smaller, more oblate, because at the equator, the ...

A newly discovered star system is breaking records — and helping scientists unravel the mysteries of an extreme type of planet known as hot Jupiters. In a paper published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature ...

New measurements have revealed that Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — is actually smaller and more flattened ...

According to New Scientist, these findings are based on recent data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, representing the most accurate assessment of this gas giant's size in over 40 years. Unlike Earth, ...

Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct structure. Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar system ...

Berkeley — Something slammed into Jupiter in the last few days, creating a dark bruise about the size of the Pacific Ocean. The bruise was noticed by an amateur astronomer on Sunday, July 19. UC ...

You don’t need us to tell you that Jupiter, which has more than twice the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, is the biggest game in town (other than the Sun, at least.) But ...

Astrophysicists found an exoplanet the size of Jupiter has a tail of gas seven times its own length—around 350,000 miles—resulting from its gas atmosphere burning off and being shaped by stellar winds ...

The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...