If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps that ultimately explain one of the ...

Among all the planets in the Solar System, Jupiter stands out for being the most colossal in both size and mass. It is, without a doubt, an impressive world. However, given its enormous accumulation ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

Scientists have studied our solar system, which is home to eight major planets and more than 400 known moons orbiting six of them, to understand the new phase of the moon formation observed around ...

Jupiter acts like a cosmic shield for Earth because of its enormous size and strong gravity. Its powerful gravitational pull ...

According to CNN, Jupiter, the biggest planet in the solar system, is the closest it's been to Earth in nearly 60 years. The reason? The planet is at opposition, which puts Earth right between the ...

Gas giant Jupiter is so large it could swallow up over 1,300 Earths and still have some room to spare. If you want that in even more numbers, that would be a diameter at the equator of close to 90,000 ...