Jupiter's influence on our Solar System dates back to a time when Earth was still just a cloud of dust and gas. Long before ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner solar system. New research from Rice University reveals that Jupiter played a ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a cosmic divider, separating ...

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists ...

Jupiter’s immense size and gravity would make humans 11 times heavier, tear apart our Moon into rings and pull asteroids ...

The Juno spacecraft now orbiting Jupiter has a suite of science instruments which will investigate the existence of a possible solid planetary core, map Jupiter’s intense magnetic field, measure the ...

PARIS >> European scientists were due to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on Monday, tapping into the gravity of the Moon and then the Earth in quick succession to guide the JUICE probe ...

Jupiter influenced Earth’s future long before Earth formed, slicing gaps in the early solar system to stop its raw materials ...