As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.

But this study shows that solar wind can spread energy far beyond those areas, changing the way heat moves through Jupiter’s ...

The Sweden Solar System is the largest scale model of the Solar System in existence, and it spans the entire Swedish ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

Jupiter experiences a widespread atmospheric heating event following a collision with solar wind, prompting a new perspective on giant planet dynamics. (CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University ...

Solar eclipses have fascinated observers for thousands of years. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle pointed to the round shadows that appear during eclipses as evidence that the Earth is round.

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Scientists now believe that solar bursts hit the largest planet of our solar system two to three times a month.

A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's circumference.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

“The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...