On Jupiter, a storm doesn’t just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet’s atmosphere is a perpetual engine of turbulence, and somewhere inside those churning cloud bands, lightning is cracking ...

A new study examining microwave radiation data from NASA's Juno mission provides some clues as to why the lightning bolts on ...

New data shows that lightning strikes inside Jupiter's atmosphere may be more than 500 times as powerful than on Earth.

Lightning on Jupiter might pack a punch far stronger than anything seen on Earth, up to one million times more powerful. This ...

The ancient Greeks will never know how right they were in naming the planet Jupiter after Zeus himself. New observations ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has captured auroras on Jupiter that have hundreds of times more energy than those here on Earth. Jupiter's auroras are like the "Northern Lights, but way bigger!" NASA ...

Our solar system is full of phenomena that push humans to keep exploring the universe. Jupiter has humongous storms, some of ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft peered deep beneath Jupiter’s thick cloud cover to offer new insights into one of the solar systems most long lived weather patterns. Data from the mission launched 14 years ago ...

Jupiter is famous for its striking, stripey appearance, looking like an orange and white marble covered in streaky, complex patterns. But as a gas giant, Jupiter doesn't have a solid surface made of ...

Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as rain throughout the giant planet's swirled, ...

Jupiter’s atmosphere is a dynamic laboratory where complex interactions between rapid rotation, deep internal convection, and magnetic forces produce a rich tapestry of weather phenomena. Chief among ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft passed north-to-south (yellow track) over Jupiter’s atmosphere on August 17, 2022, detecting a cluster ...