A new study reveals how Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field helped its moons survive, while Saturn lost most of its large moons ...

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, also have the largest satellite systems, or the most moons.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What that means for observers here on Earth is that both planets should be visible together for the next few days. Here's what to ...

Scientists may have been overestimating the size of the solar system’s biggest planet. New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft hint that Jupiter is a bit thinner and flatter than previously thought, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system (so large, in fact, that some scientists think it might have even consumed other worlds), a gas giant so massive that it shaped the orbits and ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...