Jupiter

Recently discovered object 2019 LD2, originally believed to be the first cometary “Jupiter Trojan” asteroid, turned out to be an interloper comet masquerading as a member of the Trojan population.

This enhanced-color image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures the striking cloud bands of Jupiter’s southern latitudes.

Scientists are using modern image processing techniques to create new views of Europa's surface.

Fun — and even educational — NASA activities to do at home.

Whether you're doing it for the nerd cred or the pie, this week on #10Things, we've got all the ways you can celebrate #PiDay with NASA.

NASA's Juno mission has provided its first science results on the amount of water in Jupiter's atmosphere.

NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions.

The Voyager imaging team asked for the photo to show Earth’s vulnerability — to illustrate how small, fragile and irreplaceable it is on a cosmic scale.

Jupiter's south pole has a new cyclone.

The next full Moon will be on Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2019, The Moon will appear full for about three days centered on this time, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.

NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver to avoid a mission-ending shadow cast by Jupiter during an upcoming flyby.

The next full Moon will be early Saturday morning, September 14, 2019. Find out what else to watch for in the skies during the next few weeks.

This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet's trademark Great Red Spot.

Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet.

Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet.

Our solar system is a stormy place. Join us on a tour of storms.

NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter made the first definitive detection of a planetary magnetic field that changes over time, a phenomenon called secular variation.

Auroras at Jupiter's poles are heating the planet's atmosphere to a greater depth than previously thought — a rapid response to the solar wind.

This site is among seven NASA sites nominated this year for a Webby. People's Voice voting is underway.

Meet the women leading two of humankind's two most distant space missions.

The next full Moon will be on Feb. 19, 2019.

Jupiter's turbulent southern hemisphere captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft after a close flyby of the gas giant planet on Dec. 21, 2018.

Upcoming 16th science pass of Jupiter marks Juno’s halfway point in prime mission data collection.

JunoCam data has detected atmospheric wave trains, towering atmospheric structures that trail one after the other as they roam the planet

Quite a few candles have been lit since NASA was born on Oct. 1, 1958. Here’s a quick look back at some highlights from six decades of exploration—and a glimpse of what’s ahead.