New measurements from the Juno probe show that the largest planet in the solar system is slightly smaller and flatter than ...

The planet Jupiter is not what you think. Almost everything you were taught in school about this planet is wrong. This is not ...

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

Adventure’s on the menu, but even explorers need a roadmap.Your ruling planet, Jupiter, is stirring up big ideas and bold ...

Gas giants are enormous planets made primarily of hydrogen and helium. They may contain dense central cores, but unlike Earth, they do not have solid ...

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, ...

When it comes to planets, bigger is not always easier to understand. The largest planets in the universe are gas giants—massive worlds made mostly of hydrogen and helium, with no solid surface. In our ...

“Enceladus, Saturn’s small icy moon, is famous for its water geysers, but its actual impact and interaction with the giant planet has remained partly unknown. This result from Cassini transforms our ...

Behind the serene, glowing beauty of Saturn’s rings lies a story of cosmic chaos. Once thought to be as old as the planets ...

The tiny town of Bruneau offers glimpses into rural Idaho life that feels increasingly precious in our rapidly developing ...

After more than 10 years of research, scientists are getting closer to solving one of the biggest issues in kidney ...

A vast underground tunnel known as a lava tube, formed from ancient volcanic activity, was recently discovered lurking beneath Venus.