Jupiter

Space

NASA's largest-ever planetary spacecraft is due to launch next month

The Jupiter-bound spacecraft is approximately 5 m tall and measures over 30.5 m in width with its arrays fully extended.

26 September 2024

Space

ESA's JUICE mission to attempt first ever flyby of Moon and Earth

The agency says it is attempting a "double-world first" – the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby and the first-ever double gravity assist manoeuvre.

17 August 2024

Space

Mars and Jupiter get close in conjunction this week

The planets won't get this close to each other again until 2033.

12 August 2024

Space

Why do scientists think this exoplanet smells of rotten egg?

Researchers discovered hydrogen sulfide in its atmosphere which smells of rotten eggs, making it similar to Jupiter.

10 July 2024

Mobility

JUICE mission launches to hunt for alien life on Jupiter's icy moons

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft lifted off on Friday, a day later than planned after the launch was postponed due to bad weather.

14 April 2023

Mobility

Launch of ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter postponed due to bad weather

A mission by the European Space agency to discover the secrets of three of Jupiter’s ice-crusted moons was postponed on Thursday.

13 April 2023

Mobility

What to know about ESA's JUICE mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons

ESA is launching a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and its icy moons on Friday. Here’s everything you need to know about the JUICE mission.

13 April 2023

Mobility

ESA spacecraft gets ready to unlock secrets of Jupiter and its moons

The JUICE mission will explore Jupiter and its icy moons in the hope of finding signs of life beyond Earth.

26 September 2022

Mobility

Watch: Webb Telescope’s stunning views of Jupiter and its moons

Fans of the biggest planet in our solar system will be dazzled by the latest images taken by the Webb Telescope: Jupiter with its rings and three of its moons are shown in unprecedented detail.

15 July 2022

Mobility

Unusual ridges could be sign of liquid water on Jupiter's ice moon

The existence of water closer to the surface of Europa could make potential alien life easier to find.

20 April 2022

Mobility

Exoplanet nine times the size of Jupiter found still 'in the womb'

AB Aur b, a new exoplanet, has been found in the earliest part of its formation. Its birth is challenging what we know about planets forming.

4 April 2022

Mobility

Musk's SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for Jupiter moon mission

SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa

24 July 2021

World News

The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn align closest in centuries

The planets pass each other in their respective orbits around the Sun every 20 Earth years, they haven't been this close in the sky since 1623.

21 December 2020

World News

Jupiter calling

Jupiter's four largest moons will be visible with binoculars tonight as the planet reaches its closest point to Earth this year

10 June 2019

World News

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot.

14 December 2018

USA

Jupiter's moon Europa 'spewing water plumes'

NASA says it has further evidence that Jupiter’s moon Europa is expelling large plumes of water into space.

27 September 2016