The iconic feature likely formed at least 190 years ago, making it the longest-lived vortex known in the solar system. A new ...

The spacecraft, which will look for life-supporting conditions on one of Jupiter's icy moons, could launch as soon as Oct. 10.

In an eccentric twist, the hot Jupiter spotted in 2005 was found to be in an orbit just over six days long. The recently ...

Because they're surrounded by foul-smelling gases that are incompatible with the human sense of smell, living on the surface ...

Europa Clipper is officially slated to launch on October 10, a month from today, following crunch-time reviews of the ...

"Our observations indicate the presence of powerful iron winds, probably fuelled by a hot spot in the atmosphere." ...

NASA's Europa Clipper will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Despite concerns over some defective transistors on the spacecraft, the mission remains on ...

Astronomers find extreme weather on WASP-76b, with iron winds and molten metal rain due to its proximity to its star.

Guides for viewing Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in September in addition to highlighting any eye-catching conjunctions they will have with the moon. September brings a very good ...

The artwork, as you can see below, brings Sailor Jupiter to life in stunning fashion. Naoko Takeuchi drew a simple ...

Illustration of WASP-76 b. This planet has been the subject ... at a distance of only 3.3 percent the distance between the Earth and the sun. This ultrahot Jupiter has a mass of 0.92 Jupiters, but has ...

Ganymede is the largest of the 100-plus moons orbiting Jupiter, and is also the largest moon in the Solar System. It is so big, that it is larger than the planet Mercury. Just like the Earth's ...