Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, pressed into service before being fully tested after a recent repair mission, has sent back images of an immense scar that suddenly appeared on the surface of Jupiter. Some ...

(CN) — A new study casts doubt on a popular theory of how Jupiter’s unique core formed, suggesting that the planet’s evolution may have been far more complex than previously believed. Fifth planet ...

The mystery at Jupiter's heart has taken a fresh twist – as new research suggests a giant impact may not have been responsible for the formation of its core. It had been thought that a colossal ...

On Sept. 21, 2003, NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft intentionally fell into Jupiter and disintegrated in the planet ...

A new Durham University study has found that a giant impact may not be responsible for the formation of Jupiter's remarkable "dilute" core, challenging a theory about the planet's history. Jupiter, ...

Recent research utilizing advanced supercomputer simulations challenges the prevailing hypothesis that a giant impact formed Jupiter's dilute core. These simulations, incorporating a novel mixing ...