The two largest planets in the Solar System – Jupiter and Saturn – have a lot in common. They're made of very similar stuff, ...

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

Jupiter and Saturn host some of the strangest weather in the Solar System, and nowhere is that more obvious than at their ...

Scientists suggest that the contrasting polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn may be due to differences in their deep gas layers' hardness or softness.

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

Scientists have linked the unique polar weather patterns on Jupiter and Saturn to their internal compositions, potentially unlocking secrets about these gas giants' interiors.

Jupiter and Saturn have strikingly different polar storms. Scientists suggest these swirling vortices may reveal what lies ...

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Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real ...

The giant planet Jupiter is back in our evening sky this week. Fresh from its opposition with the sun on Jan. 10, it now lies as close to the Earth as it ...

A cross section of the upper atmosphere, or troposphere, of Jupiter, showing the depth of storms in a north-south swath that crosses the planet's equator, or equatorial zone (EZ). Blue and red ...