Lightning on Jupiter could be up to 1 million times stronger than on Earth
Lightning on Jupiter may pack more than 100 times the power of Earth's bolts, and may prove one million times stronger, a new study finds.
Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more complicated than scientists thought.
Auroras on Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede look like Earth’s northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals
Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays.
Is Jupiter on a diet? New measurements say it’s smaller than we thought
Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that could have a big impact on how scientists model the mysterious interior of the giant planet.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io
"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources."
Jupiter’s moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life
Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.
Sinking ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life
"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."
Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal
Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's planets formed.
A spider-like scar haunts Jupiter’s moon Europa — and scientists think they know why
A strange, spider-like scar on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may mark where salty water once surged up through its fractured crust.
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought
NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter than scientists thought.