Jupiter

The Sun’s secret role in shaping comet paths and meteor showers

New research shows how the Sun’s motion causes comets and meteor showers to shift and spread across time.

Jupiter was once double its current size, study finds Joshua Shavit

NASA’s Lucy prepares for second asteroid flyby on the road to Jupiter Rebecca Shavit

Awe-inspiring first: Astronomers capture Jupiter’s response to a massive solar wind strike Joshua Shavit

Astronomers capture first 3D view of an exoplanet’s atmosphere and climate Joshua Shavit

Jupiter’s colorful clouds are different than scientists previously thought Joshua Shavit

Study reveals Jupiter’s great red spot behaves like a stress ball Joshua Shavit

NASA’s Juno mission solves Io’s 44-year-old volcano mystery Joshua Shavit

Magnetic tornadoes are stirring up Earth-size clouds of haze on Jupiter Joshua Shavit

Gigantic asteroid impact knocked the Solar System’s biggest moon off its axis Joshua Shavit

Saturn reclaims ‘moon king’ title from Jupiter Joseph Shavit

A planet in our solar system could end all life on Earth Joseph Shavit

Could more of Earth’s surface host life?Joseph Shavit

You can help scientists study the atmosphere on Jupiter Joshua Shavit

This is why Jupiter doesn’t have rings like Saturn Joseph Shavit

Europa could be key in the search for extraterrestrial life Joseph Shavit

Astronomer and citizen scientists find gigantic planet hidden in plain sight Joseph Shavit