Many of these celestial orbs are as remarkable as Jupiter itself. The largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede is also the only moon known to have its own magnetic field. Volcanoes rage on Io's ...

Nasa's probe Juno is going to reach Jupiter today, and that's awesome because we know so little about our solar-system giant. Here's what we do know: Named for the king of the Roman gods ...

All the other planets in the solar system can fit inside Jupiter. The Solar System is ancient ... It's all good and well knowing facts about space, but how do you get there?

Giant auroras, raging clouds and a storm three centuries in the making - our solar system's largest planet is every bit as dramatic as its tempestuous appearance suggests. Jupiter, the largest planet ...

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.

NASA artist’s conception of a brown dwarf (main) and stock image of the planets in the solar system (inset). An object between 2 and 50 times the mass of Jupiter may have flown through our ...

Massive Jupiter exerts a strong gravitational pull on everything in the outer solar system, so any big space rock that gets too close will inevitably be pulled towards its ultimate demise in the ...

While the planets won’t be perfectly aligned, their placement will follow the orbital plane of our solar system. The January planetary alignment includes Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus all ...

People around the world will have a chance this weekend to catch what could be the year’s most stunning view of the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter on Saturday will shine at its ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Jupiter has long been credited with protecting the inner solar system from pesky ...