Another consequence of its relatively close cosmic proximity is that Jupiter looks about 50% larger during close approach than it does when we ... retrograde it looks like they are moving ...

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one?

It's one of the astronomical highlights of the year — the best-ever time to look at Jupiter both with the naked eye and with either binoculars or a small telescope. Here's everything you need to ...

Auroras are beautiful phenomena on Earth, but they aren't specific to this planet. In fact, they appear on many other planets ...

As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on the surface of Jupiter's innermost moon Io, with virtually every square inch of the ...

Research conducted by scientists with NASA’s Juno mission has unveiled the mechanisms behind intense volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon, Io. The findings suggest that the volcanoes on the moon are ...

The Times of India, president of the Association of the Friends of Astronomy Satish Nayak, reported that visible from Goa between December 6 and 7, Jupiter will reach the perihelion point (spot ...

Like the summer sun, Jupiter climbs high in the sky. And when there's no competition from a bright moon the planet looks incredibly bright. Astronomers use the magnitude scale to measure the ...