Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is renowned for its complex magnetosphere and spectacular auroras. The study of Jupiter's magnetosphere involves understanding the magnetic field ...

The volcanic world of Jupiter's moon Io can be seen in extraordinary detail in new images beamed from NASA’s Juno orbiter ...

“We’re going to be spending a lot of time in Jupiter’s magnetosphere and we’re going to be coming up out of the equatorial plane, so JUICE will see the environment in a view that hasn't ...

Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...

Juno’s close passes have also allowed scientists to map Io’s magnetic field and plasma interactions, revealing how charged particles from Io contribute to Jupiter’s massive magnetosphere.

Jan. 15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a stunning image of a cloud on Jupiter shaped like a dolphin, proving that even science has an ...

NASAs Juno probe has discovered a massive volcanic hot spot on Jupiters moon Io. The hot spot emits 80 trillion watts of ...

The spacecraft has been orbiting our solar system’s gas giant, Jupiter, for several years ... how that activity may interact with Jupiter’s magnetosphere, which bathes Io in intense radiation.

The planet has a swirling storm twice the width of Earth that's raged for at least the last 150 years called the Great Red Spot.