At first glance, giant planets called super-Jupiters might seem like close cousins of Jupiter. Some are even ten times more ...

It's a swirling mass of crimson clouds, more than 8,000 miles wide – large enough to engulf Earth. But the Great Red Spot on the surface of Jupiter is shrinking – and scientists finally may know why.

Lightning storms on Jupiter are much more frequent, and much less alien, than previously thought, a pair of new studies suggests. The first evidence of lightning on Jupiter was detected nearly 40 ...

Using images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), an international research team including Western's Stanimir Metchev has discovered new ...

NASA has revealed a stunning new picture of the surface of Jupiter, taken by its orbiting Juno spacecraft. The jaw-dropping image shows a swirling mass of cyclone storms dominating the surface of the ...

Nasa has captured a spooky 'face' in the clouds of Jupiter in a new picture of the planet. Jupiter's clouds often make all kinds of interesting shapes - but this one looked like it had eyes and a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Radiation, extreme cold, dust storms, not mention a lack of oxygen: There are plenty of things that can kill an astronaut on ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter and taking jaw-dropping photos since 2016. The most recent images capture Jupiter's cyclones, moons, and atmosphere in stunning detail. The mission is ...