MUSE uses the power of spectroscopy, where Jupiter's gases create telltale fingerprints in visible light at different wavelengths, to map the ammonia and cloud heights in the gas giant's atmosphere.

Thanks to a collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers, a new study reveals that Jupiter's clouds are not composed of ammonia ice, as long believed. This breakthrough, published in ...

Get ready for an amazing night sky event in Hawaii! On March 13 and 14, we have the opportunity to see and experience a total ...

Jupiter is a stormy world with turbulent gas and an ever-changing array of visible tempests swirling in the huge planet's clouds. Eight of those storms are now swirling on Jupiter, and some of ...

Patchy clouds will likely make it difficult for San Diego County residents to observe the rare sight of seven planets ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped in for a close look at a massive thunderstorm on Jupiter, revealing that it may have ...

This Friday, several planets will be visible to the naked eye and through a telescope thanks to a planetary alignment or ...

NASA's Juno Probe captured a cloud formation on Jupiter resembling a dolphin, seen by Brian Swift and Sean Doran. This phenomenon, called pareidolia, is the brain's tendency to recognize familiar ...

Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...

Jupiter is perhaps the most easily-recognizable planet in our Solar System. It has a ton of personality, with its swirling torrents and bold, colorful bands of clouds obscuring everything that ...