Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and ...

For generations, Jupiter has been shorthand for a straightforward idea: the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant ...

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

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Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of gas giant formation within our solar system. A gigantic planet has been found inside Jupiter. This revelation ...

Combined chemical and hydrodynamic modeling offers a powerful tool beyond Jupiter. Scientists can apply similar techniques to ...

Jupiter's moon count reaches 95+ official satellites. Explore the history of the Jovian system, from Galileo to the latest NASA discoveries.

Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it turns out that it is not quite as large - by ever ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on the gas giant—so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly ...