QUICK FACTS ABOUT JUPITER How far it is from the sun: an average distance of 484 million miles (779 million km) How big it is: 86,900 miles across (139,900 km), or 11 times wider than Earth ...

Jupiter is by far the largest planet in our solar system. The huge ball of hydrogen and helium circling the sun is about 88,000 miles wide, meaning more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

Four and a half billion years ago, Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the ...

Jupiter has 53 named moons and another 26 awaiting official names, according to NASA. Among them are the four Galilean moons—Io, Europa, Gany- mede, and Callisto—grouped at approximately equal ...

Commute times, average rent, other interesting facts about Jupiter About 76% of residents are white, 16% Hispanic and 1.5% Black.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot also differs from an Earthly hurricane in that hurricanes like to hang out in places of low pressure, while the Great Red Spot resides in a place of high pressure. The ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a new discovery by observing and analyzing the first new ...

In honor of the Juno space probe arriving at Jupiter on July 4th, I have put together an infographic containing some facts about the largest planet in our solar system.

What housing is like in Jupiter The Census Bureau estimates Jupiter's homeownership rate is 77.5%. Statewide, 67% of homes are owned by the people living in them.