Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere ... host an electrical charge, just like metal. The planet's fast spin on its axis means that one Jupiter day lasts less than 10 Earth ...

So, trying to land on it would be like trying to land on a cloud here on Earth. There's no outer crust to break your fall on Jupiter. Just an endless stretch of atmosphere. The big question ...

The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped in for a close look at a massive thunderstorm on Jupiter, revealing that it may have ...

Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing a layered system of ...

Astronomers have discovered a powerful jet stream raging through the atmosphere of an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet ravaged by ...

WASP-121b is an "ultra-hot Jupiter," a class of large gas planets that orbit close to their host star, making them extremely hot. Its atmosphere is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium, like that of ...