In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified a super-Jupiter exoplanet with an extensive ring system, reminiscent of Saturn but on a much grander scale. This finding not only intrigues ...

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint, it's ...

An artificially colored view of Jupiter observed in ultraviolet light. In addition to the Great Red Spot, which appears blue, another oval feature can be seen in the brown haze at Jupiter's south pole ...

Researchers have observed mysterious “dark ovals,” each roughly the size of the Earth, appearing on the polar regions of Jupiter on the ultraviolet spectrum. The gas giant, whose Great Red Spot has ...

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that previously unexplained dark ovals at Jupiter’s poles are caused by “magnetic tornadoes.” Beginning his freshman year, campus senior Troy Tsubota studied ...

On 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s ...