Scientists on NASA’s Juno mission have observed massive amounts of energy swirling over Jupiter’s polar regions that contribute to the giant planet’s powerful aurora – only not in ways the researchers ...

For a planet so far from the sun, its upper atmosphere is a boiling 400 degrees Celsius (750 Fahrenheit). That's about the same as Earth's upper atmosphere. "Jupiter is five times farther from the sun ...

For 40 years, Jupiter's intense aurora polaris, also known as northern and southern lights, have puzzled astronomers around the world. Now, scientists have finally uncovered the mystery behind the gas ...

This week European and American researchers seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gather simultaneous observations from the NASA/ESA Cassini/Huygens space mission and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New Hubble photos show auroras – flares of ultraviolet light – streaming from the planet Jupiter.

Best known for its Giant Red Spot, now Jupiter has another stunning decoration: An aurora at the top of the solar system's largest planet. Images of auroras on Jupiter — which are larger than the ...

The 40-year-old mystery of how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every few minutes has been solved in a new study. University College London (UCL) experts studied data from NASA's Juno ...

Scientists have discovered that the aurorae of Jupiter are shaped by some of its moons in highly unusual ways – and this may tell us more about the moons themselves. The rest of this article is behind ...

Sunspot AR3229 erupted with an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...