James Webb Space Telescope Sees Jupiter's Rings, Moons and Auroras Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, Jupiter ...

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 ...

Jupiter, named for the king of the ancient Roman gods, commands its own mini-version of our solar system of circling satellites; their movements convinced Galileo Galilei that Earth is not the center ...

Saturn and Neptune reach opposition, looking their best for the year. Jupiter and Venus shine bright before dawn, as does the zodiacal light.

If you've been waiting with bated breath for scientists to finally point the James Webb space telescope (JWST) at targets within our own solar system, you're in good company—and in luck. New images ...

Spectators are in for a treat this week as they turn to the sky for a blue moon and a bright Saturn and Jupiter. According to NASA, the next full moon of the summer will occur on Sunday when the "blue ...

Sometime in September, Juno’s orbit will degrade naturally, and Jupiter’s gravity will pull the spacecraft in, and the atmosphere will consume it. Visit www.science.nasa.gov/mission/juno/ for the ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand new type of planet outside our solar system that, even in its infancy, is already bigger ...