Every night is a good night to look through a telescope (provided it’s not cloudy), but if you’re looking for an excuse, Jupiter is lining itself up for some candid closeups. At its farthest point, ...

Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas ...

Jupiter will make its closest path to the Earth and will shine its brightest on Dec. 7. This aerial display occurs when Earth positions itself between the Sun and Jupiter. There are a few options for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you thought the flickering green and red auroras of Earth were spectacular, that's nothing compared to Jupiter. New ...

Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a struggle for survival. That’s because Earth is now a moon of Jupiter. Why ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. - NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

"Jupiter didn't just become the biggest planet — it set the architecture for the whole inner solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Update for Sept. 20: This story was updated after ESA released another image of Earth and the moon as seen by JUICE's JANUS scientific camera, which was designed to take high-resolution photos of ...