Thanks to a collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers, a new study reveals that Jupiter's clouds are not composed of ammonia ice, as long believed. This breakthrough, published in ...

The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...

You can see the movement of Jupiter's clouds below. Zooming in on the Great Red Spot at blue (left) and red (right) wavelengths of light reveals this mysterious structure. "Every time we look at ...

(CNN)-- Scientists don't know why, but one of Jupiter's two main cloud belts has disappeared -- again. Like a wayward pet, the belt has gone missing before and has always returned. "This is a big ...

Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science developed a new catalyst called bis(diimino)palladium coordination ...

In the coming days, Juno will restart its instruments, but the real work won’t begin until late August when the spacecraft swings in within 5,000km of Jupiter’s clouds.

Previous spacecraft found only a trace amount in Jupiter’s atmosphere, but scientists think they didn’t look deep enough. Juno carries an instrument that can pierce through thick clouds to ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is a gas giant known for its swirling storms, iconic Great Red Spot, strong magnetic field, and numerous moons. Explore Jupiter’s moon Io, with ...

NASA's Juno Probe captured a cloud formation on Jupiter resembling a dolphin, seen by Brian Swift and Sean Doran. This phenomenon, called pareidolia, is the brain's tendency to recognize familiar ...

The researchers calculated that hydrogen and helium would separate about 11,000 kilometers below the cloud tops of Jupiter, down to a depth of about 22,000 kilometers.

Giant auroras, raging clouds and a storm three centuries in the making - our solar system's largest planet is every bit as dramatic as its tempestuous appearance suggests. Jupiter, the largest planet ...