In the vast solar system, if one were to select a 'behind-the-scenes hero' whose impact on Earth is profound yet often overlooked, Jupiter would undoubtedly be the strongest candidate. This giant ...

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

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

Jupiter's already the big kahuna of the Solar System, an absolute unit of a planet with a mass 2.5 times greater than all of the rest of the planets combined. Prepare, then, to have your mind blown – ...

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, ...

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion as it does now. The death of the Sun ...

A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST ...

Astronomers have identified an Earth-size exoplanet, TRAPPIST-1 e, 40 light years away that could potentially sustain liquid ...