Imagine a Slushee composed of ammonia and water encased in a hard shell of water ice. Now picture these ice-encrusted ...

Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons.

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper ...

The weather forecast for Jupiter calls for clouds with a chance of lightning and "mushballs"—a slushy mix of ammonia and ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...

Jupiter is known for its stormy weather, featuring cyclones, anticyclones, large storms, and ammonia-rich plumes that engulf the planet. The planet’s atmosphere is primarily made of hydrogen and ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons. Composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, it lacks a solid surface.

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