A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

Mars and the moon will also be in conjunction tonight. If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a ...

Jupiter experiences a widespread atmospheric heating event following a collision with solar wind, prompting a new perspective on giant planet dynamics. (CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University ...

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...

A waxing Moon brightens the sky as we catch our last looks at Uranus and view Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars in the sky ...

Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it ...

Curious about what planets look like through a telescope? This guide breaks down what you’ll see based on your telescope’s ...

Jupiter: Spot Jupiter in the evening sky with a telescope, although with the sun setting later, it'll become more difficult to see. It'll be about 24 degrees above the horizon by April 30, setting ...

Astronomers from the Czech Republic and Argentina have employed the Gemini South telescope to observe a yellow supergiant ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...