Scientists found that bursts of solar wind—streams of charged particles from the Sun—can slam into Jupiter, squeeze its ...

On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope flew aboard space shuttle Discovery, which makes this year the 35th anniversary ...

A pair of planetary scientists at the University of California, working with a colleague from the California Institute of ...

Scientists now believe that solar bursts hit the largest planet of our solar system two to three times a month.

A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's circumference.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...

"The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball," O'Donoghue said. "This created a super-hot ...

"The solar wind squished Jupiter's magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...

Jupiter got body-slammed by the solar wind, and scientists have finally caught it in action. A massive solar event compressed ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...