Jupiters

Jupiter’s clouds are hiding something big

Towering clouds ripple across Jupiter's surface in dramatic patterns. Like Earth's clouds, they contain water, but on Jupiter they are…

4 weeks ago

Scientists finally pinpoint Jupiter’s birth using “molten rock raindrops”

Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the…

6 months ago

Juno Mission Sheds Light on Jupiter’s Storms and Volcanic Activity on Io

NASA's Juno mission has discovered a world of cyclones at Jupiter's north Jovian pole, a region of cooler stratospheric haze.…

10 months ago

New Study Reveals How Jupiter’s Storms Hide Ammonia

Jupiter's weather just got even stranger. A new study published in the Journal Science Advances revealed that the gas giant's…

10 months ago

Jupiter’s Moon Io Shows No Magma Ocean as New Findings Explain Volcanic Eruptions

Recent research, published in Nature, has raised questions about the volcanic processes occurring on Jupiter's moon Io, particularly regarding the…

1 year ago

Jupiter’s Earth-Sized Storms Might Be Caused by Magnetic Tornadoes, Study Claims

Magnetic vortices descending from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere are believed to trigger the formation of ultraviolet-absorbing anticyclonic storms,…

1 year ago

NASA is Sending Europa Clipper to Search for Aliens Near Jupiter’s Moon

In the next few weeks, NASA will embark on a significant mission to Europa, the fourth-largest moon of Jupiter. Named…

1 year ago