In a mission that changed our understanding of gas giants, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made history not just in orbit but also ...

Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. UC Berkeley scientists found evidence for a complicated but ...

It would appear that a really big storm on Jupiter can leave a noticeable mark in the planet's atmosphere. A recent study tapped into data collected by the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft Juno and the ...

Despite being a temporary formation, the “dolphin” cloud shows how beautiful and complex the atmosphere of Jupiter is. Juno’s sole mission since it entered the orbit of Jupiter in 2016 is to unravel ...

The atmosphere of Jupiter is extremely deep, and because it does not have a solid core, scientists have to make an estimation for what to call its "surface." Typically, ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have spotted a previously unseen structure in the atmosphere above Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot. When you purchase through links on our ...

"It's almost unfathomable to imagine what is happening to this planet. The planet's atmosphere simply cannot withstand the ...

Nearly three decades ago, a 2-kilometre-wide comet broke apart and plunged into the cloud layers of Jupiter. In just the past few years, astronomers have used the aftermath of that colossal impact to ...

A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this mission with particular emphasis on the probe, which hit Jupiter’s atmosphere in December 1995. July 22, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account.

Astronomers have spotted some bizarre patterns in Jupiter's atmosphere, just above its famous Great Red Spot. The region was originally thought of as quite boring, but has now been discovered to ...

Storm warning on Jupiter. A huge storm on Jupiter broke out in December of 2016, just south of the planet's equator and about 60 degrees east of the famous Great Red Spot.