New measurements have revealed that Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — is actually smaller and more flattened ...
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 ...
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, ...
“Based on the Juno radio occultations, we find that the size of Jupiter is smaller, more oblate, because at the equator, the ...
NASA's Juno mission found that Jupiter's icy moon Europa produces 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours. It's enough to keep a million people breathing for a day but is much less than previously thought ...
Callisto, Jupiter's second-largest moon, may have a rocky surface with an ocean beneath the surface. If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a ...
The volcanic world of Jupiter's moon Io can be seen in extraordinary detail in new images beamed from NASA’s Juno orbiter after its most recent flyby. Scientists hope the images will help them ...
The search for exoplanets—planets that orbit stars located beyond the borders of our solar system—is a hot topic in astrophysics. Of the various types of exoplanets, one is hot in the literal sense: ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with ...