Simply look to the western sky after sunset. The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet ...

When you think of oceans you probably think of water, but the most massive reservoir of liquid in the solar system is made ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

A burst of solar wind triggered a planet-wide heatwave in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, say astronomers at the University in ...

The weather gets a little wild and weird on Jupiter. How wild? Spacecraft instruments have measured strong winds, tracked ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt. Researchers successfully made miso on the International Space Station (ISS). They found that ...

NASA's Juno revealed mushballs on Jupiter, reshaping our understanding of deep, violent gas giant storm systems.

A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...

A marbled sphere, swirled in colors of maroon, rust, and cream. It’s Jupiter, a fellow planet in our solar system, fifth from the sun. “Look at that black speck that kinda looks like dirt on ...