Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice University has revealed a surprising twist in its formation story, ...

A new theory, informed by exoplanet research, proposes a sequential formation mechanism for Jupiter's Galilean moons, starting with Io and progressing outward to Callisto. The model posits that these ...

NASA's Juno Probe, one of its popular image and video capturing satellites, was able to take some astounding photos of Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede. Aside from still images, the space agency ...

A peculiar class of meteorites has offered scientists new clues about when the planet Jupiter took shape and wandered through the solar system. Scientists have theorized for years now that Jupiter ...

Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the orbits of small rocky and icy bodies similar to modern asteroids and comets, ...