The Latest Breaking News from Jupiter

Planet that shouldn't exist after surviving star's apocalyptic explosion stuns scientists

Scientists have found the planet Halla, a gas giant similar to Jupiter, survived when its star known as Baekdu rapidly expanded into a red giant, which usually destroys all in its path

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Astronomy Photographer of the Year offers vibrant look at universe

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has started with a big bang, as amateur and professional photographers from across the world have submitted their best shots.

The Week · Jun 28, 2023

Edinburgh Jupiter Artland to become year-round attraction with restaurant and distillery

The popular sculpture park on the outskirts of the capital is also set to become an all-year-round attraction thanks to planning consent for the new project, with the application submitted back in February

Edinburgh Live · Jun 28, 2023

Mysterious flare a trillion times brighter than our sun could be a 'disc inferno' ripping a baby planet apart

Astronomers have discovered what may be behind a mysterious stellar flare that has been raging for 85 years, finding it could be caused by the destruction of a super-Jupiter planet.

Space · Jun 21, 2023

NASA spacecraft captures glowing green dot on Jupiter caused by a lightning bolt

NASA's spacecraft Juno captured a mysterious image of a green dot on Jupiter's north pole during a 2020 bypass of the gas giant — a lightning strike, scientists have revealed

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Just Captured A Spooky Green Lightning Flash On Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is helping shed light on the gas giant’s wild alien weather.

Inverse · Jun 20, 2023

How high can we jump on other worlds?

How high you can jump on other worlds is affected by many factors, here we estimate jump heights based on each world's gravity.

Space · Jun 20, 2023

Terrifying 6ft 450lb bull shark eats chum from brave diver's hands feet from gaping jaws

A Florida man went diving in Jupiter Inlet and fed between six and 10 bull sharks from his HANDS — and he survived to tell the tale

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

Tonga undersea volcano created most intense lightning storm ever recorded

The volcano, which erupted in January 2022, was a type never seen before and produced rippling rings of lightning 150 miles (240 kilometers) across.

Space · Jun 20, 2023

'Hot Jupiter' planet killed and ate its Mercury-sized neighbor

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere.

LiveScience · Jun 19, 2023