Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of gas giant formation within our solar ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

Jupiter’s early growth carved rings in the solar system, delayed meteorite formation, and kept planets like Earth in stable ...

Astronomers may have uncovered the curious origins of the universe's most curious planets, so-called "double hot Jupiters." The team behind the research hopes their discovery will help find more of ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

Night-side flashes on Jupiter are giving planetary scientists a rare look at how this giant world behaves when it turns away ...

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

JWST has detected rare silane gas in an ancient, oxygen-poor brown dwarf, revealing a key clue to why Jupiter and Saturn hide ...

The shocking findings were part of a recent study in which astronomers effectively peered back in time to discover what Jupiter was like in its early years. Jupiter is not only the largest in the ...