Recent studies are changing what we know about the clouds of Jupiter, and the results are surprising. Amateur and professional astronomers have worked together to uncover that these clouds are not ...

A New Perspective on Jupiter’s Atmosphere For decades, scientists believed that Jupiter’s uppermost clouds were made of ammonia ice. This theory was based on observations from spacecraft such ...

While planets circle the sun in what's called and heliocentric orbit, they rarely fall together in what appears to the human ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm, which usually appears dark-red, can be seen shining a lurid blue color in an ultraviolet ...

However, this paradigm has been overturned by ... Citizen Science Reveals That Jupiter's Colorful Clouds Are Not Made of Ammonia Ice Jan. 6, 2025 — Collaborative work by amateur and professional ...

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

Heads up! Four planets are visible in the evening sky this month, and another two planets can be found with a little help.

The data used to create the image is from a Hubble Space Telescope project to capture and map Jupiter's superstorm system.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...