One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern ...

The planetary meet up between the two brightest planets in our solar system is known as the conjunction and takes place over ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

In a mission that changed our understanding of gas giants, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made history not just in orbit but also ...

Courtesy / ESO Astronomers have spotted a planet about 10 times the size of Jupiter orbiting a B-type star that is more than three times as hot as the sun.

Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and ...

Incredible images reveal the moment a new planet begins to sculpt spirals of dust and gas around its home star, located over 440 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system.

The majority of known asteroids orbit in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is unlikely that the many bodies here were ever part of a single planet. This illustration shows the positions ...

On Monday, NASA's Juno spacecraft safely arrived in orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter is a planet scientists have dubbed "the biggest and baddest" in our solar system Here are some reasons why.