When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The image of Jupiter captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows vivid auroras and the famous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jupiter’s early growth shaped Earth’s formation by trapping dust, forming rings, and protecting planets from spiraling into the ...

Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA. The largest planet in our solar system, the gas giant will be at opposition, meaning Earth is directly between ...

A new scientific study suggests that Earth might not exist as we know it today if Jupiter were never around. Astronomers believe Jupiter’s strong gravity has helped keep our planet’s orbit safe and ...

The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be ...

It is a stunning discovery since the planet and the moon have different atmospheric conditions.

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 ...

How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...