Astronomers find moon-forming disk around exoplanet
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Tag: jupiter
NASA’s Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest moon
It will provide information about the Moon's composition, ice shell, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Jupiter’s Supersonic Stratospheric Winds Make it a Unique Beast
Astronomers have measured Jupiter's Stratospheric Winds for the First Time.
What is Jupiter made of and does it have a solid core?
The Juno mission has revealed surprising new things about Jupiter’s structure and atmosphere.
Twinkle, twinkle, little … moon? Jupiter’s icy moon Europa glows in the dark, researchers find
As if Europa needed to get even cooler.
Venus might be a hellscape today because of Jupiter
The bigger they are the… harder they mess up Venus, I guess.
Pastel Jupiter showcases violent storms in unprecedented details
The big Red Spot is just one of several massive jovian storms.
11 mind-blowing facts about Jupiter
Jupiter is at least twice as massive as all other planets in the solar system combined. But that’s not all…
NASA captures the first images of Ganymede’s icy north pole
This will help to understand the formation of Jupiter's moons.
Jovian planets — the giants of solar systems
They're big
Jupiter will be very bright and visible tonight, as it comes closest to Earth
It's going to be a good month for stargazers.
Amateur astronomer finds and christens Clyde’s Spot — a new storm on Jupiter
Everyone can help explore space!
Astronomers find the stripped core of a gas giant for the first time
The distant planetary body could offer clues about what lies beneath Jupiter's thick atmosphere.
Jupiter’s Red Spot might not be a goner after all
Give it up for the most resilient storm in our solar system.
It’s official: There’s water on Jupiter’s moon Europa
This is one of the most important findings of the decade.
Astronomers find clues of a volcanically active exomoon
Clues pointing towards a volcanically active exomoon hidden outside our solar system — a violent and dangerous world — have been discovered by astronomers.
Jupiter once absorbed a whole planet, new data suggests
What doesn't kill you makes you bigger and gassier.
‘Baby’ planet two to three times the size of Jupiter discovered
Baby planet, doo doo doo doo doo doo...
Hubble snaps breathtaking new image of Jupiter
Looks tasty, honestly.
Astronomers observe exoplanet for the first time using optical interferometry
The novel method can reveal spicy new insights into the lives of planets orbiting stars far, far away.