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

NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew directly over Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot” on Monday, and NASA is asking talented civilians to assist in processing the raw data it gathered. The flyby yielded a number of ...

The camera on board NASA’s Juno mission captured close-up images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot during a flyby on Monday night. “For hundreds of years, scientists have been observing, wondering and ...

It's a world home to gigantic storms bigger than Australia, 100-mph winds pummeling its northern reaches and a rocky moon riddled with lava-spewing volcanoes. Welcome to Jupiter. NASA scientists have ...

Jupiter will be shining bright throughout this month, with its best showing coming when it reaches opposition on June 10, according to AccuWeather. Opposition occurs when Earth is completely aligned ...

Update, June 2, 2025: A previous version of this article stated that the Juno mission would perform a “death dive” into Jupiter in September 2025. This has been corrected with details of its planned ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Simon (GSFC) Music: You Want Dark Tunes? by Ave Air / ...

Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA. The largest planet in our solar system, the gas giant will be at opposition, meaning Earth is directly between ...

Jupiter’s atmosphere is a dynamic laboratory where complex interactions between rapid rotation, deep internal convection, and magnetic forces produce a rich tapestry of weather phenomena. Chief among ...