An illustration of the new moon of May 2025 near the sun on May 27. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night The new moon of May ...

Jupiter teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27.

New research suggests that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was once even bigger—about twice its current size—and had a magnetic field 50 times stronger than it does today. This ...

The weather forecast for Jupiter calls for clouds with a chance of lightning and "mushballs"—a slushy mix of ammonia and water encased in a hard water ice shell that rain down like hail here on ...

At that pivotal moment, Jupiter's volume was massive—equivalent to over 2,000 Earths—and its magnetic field was about 50 times stronger than now. An illustration of Jupiter with magnetic field ...

A new study has revealed that Jupiter—our solar system’s largest planet—was once even more enormous than it is today. In fact ...

Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar system, played a critical role in shaping the orbital paths of other planets and sculpting the disk of gas and dust from which they formed.

An artist’s conception of the exoplanet K2-33b, a 10 Myr Jupiter-sized planet, transiting in front of its active host star. This system is comparable to those which will be observed by the ...

Illustrations by the 17th-century astronomer Cassini (a-c), compared with Jupiter's current Great Red Spot as captured by Eric Sussenbach in 2023. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Whether it’s an over-the-top Jupiter placement amplifying your luck or a Neptune aspect blessing you with artistic abilities, cosmic treasures are waiting to be unlocked, but only if you’re ...

A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday on a journey of more than six years to discover if the moon has the ability to support life. The solar-powered spacecraft ...

Jupiter was about twice its current radius and possessed a magnetic field roughly 50 times stronger than today around 3.8 million years after the solar system's first solids formed.