This is still affecting the relative closeness of Jupiter and how big it is in the sky. Jupiter will appear to rise in the east of the sky just as the sun is setting, and will be visible roughly ...

A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new ...

Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun, is between Mars and Saturn. It’s the largest planet in the solar system, big enough for more than 1,000 Earths to fit inside, with room to spare.

Apropos of its reputation for living large and betting big, Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. In terms of nomenclature, Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of god daddy Zeus ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

However, because it's so dauntingly massive, Jupiter does not technically orbit the sun. When a small object orbits a big object in space, the less massive one doesn't really travel in a perfect ...

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 ...