Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System and the fifth planet from the Sun. It is a massive gas giant made mostly of hydrogen and helium, the same elements that form stars.

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of ...

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually ...

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars. It is the tallest mountain in space. It is almost three times higher than Mount Everest. It shows us how amazing the rocks and land on Mars can be.

In the remote and rain-lashed Scottish highlands, UK utility SSE has a job trying to maintain the tens of thousands of wooden poles that carry electricity across its far-flung network.

New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.

​Unlike the common green auroras seen at the poles, the Ladakh sky turned red because observers were witnessing the "upper curtain" of the aurora. At altitudes above 300 km, solar particles excite ...

Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.

More than 90% of US outages start on the distribution grid. Sense says smart meters can now detect faults in real time.