Moons Unlock Jupiter’s Early Secrets. When the solar system was forming, Jupiter was much larger than it is today. Adams and Batygin discovered that, approximately 3.8 million years after the ...

Astronomers find 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter 00:33. Jupiter will look bigger and brighter than normal on Monday night as it rises opposite of the sun and reaches its closest point to Earth in ...

The King of the Planets teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27.

Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct structure. Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar ...

If skygazers use a pair of binoculars, clear conditions will treat them to a view of the Galilean satellites—the four largest moons of Jupiter, first discovered in 1610 by Galileo.

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, launching in October 2024, will beat JUICE to Jupiter by about a year, arriving in orbit in April 2030, thanks to the power of its SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. But ...

Astronomers discovered 12 additional moons of Jupiter, raising its total number of known natural satellites to 92. The gas giant now holds the record for the most known moons of any planet in the ...

Astronomers have observed 12 additional moons orbiting this planet, bringing its total number of confirmed moons to 92. Skip to content NOWCAST WXII 12 News at 11pm ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

Jupiter's opposition happens every 13 months, but this opposition is a special one as the planet will make its closest approach to Earth in 70 years. Skip to main content Menu ...

Jupiter was once double its current size, study finds. Joshua Shavit. May 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM. Copied; Jupiter's moons reveal its dramatic early ... this view became clearer. Jupiter emerged as a ...

Jupiter was about twice its current radius and possessed a magnetic field roughly 50 times stronger than today around 3.8 million years after the solar system's first solids formed.