Visible light shows only the uppermost layer of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Infrared observations reveal heat, structure, and ...

Each planet in the Solar System has something special about it, from the rings of Saturn to the fiery inferno of Venus. Jupiter, though, holds a special place in our hearts for its stupendously ...

Last month, an amateur astronomer gazing out at Jupiter from a telescope in his backyard caught a glimpse of something incredible. A sudden, bright flash of light appeared for 1.5 seconds on the lower ...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - an enormous tempest raging on the side of the planet - was expected to dissipate rapidly, but hundreds of years on, it is still one of the solar system’s most recognisable ...

I/ATLAS has already flown by Earth, but it seems like it might do what no one has predicted, come back. Since its discovery ...