Learn how you can see bright Jupiter from Earth, helped by its massive size and banded, reflective cloud tops, in December's ...

The dark UV ovals were first detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope during the late 1990s at the north and south poles.

The giant planet hasn’t been this bright in a decade, and it reaches opposition December 7. Now is the time to get out and ...

Unusual vortices tied to Jupiter’s magnetic field may be driving massive formations of atmospheric haze close to the giant ...

Astronomers at UC Berkeley have identified mysterious Earth-sized spots at Jupiter’s poles with rapid life cycles.

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter, the largest known storm in the solar system, is apparently shifting shapes, according to a recent report. A 90-day study, from December to March, of Jupiter using the ...

On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen ...

Scientists have discovered Earth-sized dark UV spots at Jupiter's poles, likely caused by magnetically driven vortices ...

Astronomers have discovered mysterious, Earth-sized dark spots at Jupiter’s poles that appear and disappear unpredictably.

But even these mega-storms are nothing compared to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS). Around the width of Earth, with winds of 400 mph, this giant system has been churning over Jupiter for hundreds of ...

Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A UC ...

As December 6th and 7th approach, sky enthusiasts are in for a treat: Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will ...