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. But how can that be?

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

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

Jupiter, the giant of our solar system, has always fascinated scientists and skywatchers alike. But the recent images ...

One popular explanation for Jupiter's fuzzy core involved a catastrophic collision early in the planet's history. Scientists ...

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno ...

Banded planet: Jupiter's wind bands extend deep below the Jovian surface. Precise measurements of Jupiter’s gravitational field by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have allowed scientists to make an important ...

Soaring over Jupiter’s poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system’s largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended Monday when ...

Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread ...