Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter may look like a ...

A new theoretical study proposes a radical idea in the search for dark matter—using the surface of Ganymede, Jupiter’s ...

A spacecraft trying to reach Jupiter’s core would be melted by the extreme heat – 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit (20,000 degrees Celsius). That’s three times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A ...

The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick ...

The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, ...

Large dark matter particles hitting Jupiter’s largest moon would form distinctive craters in its icy surface, and upcoming ...

Galileo detects potential ocean on Europa; Portuguese prime minister ousted; Truman seizes railroads to block strike; French ...

Jupiter's four Galilean moons will line up in front of Jupiter in the early morning sky on Aug. 8. The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up ...

The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There’s nothing to walk on, and no place to land a spaceship.