#jupiter

A study highlighted by Universe Today found that smaller Trojan asteroids near Jupiter do not show the same clear color split seen in larger objects, opening a new puzzle about the early solar system.

A new modeling study argues that magnetic accretion and a magnetospheric cavity in Jupiter’s young circumplanetary disk can help explain why Jupiter formed four large moons while Saturn ended up dominated by Titan.

First infrared spectra of Jupiter's auroral bright spots reveal extreme temperature and density swings that challenge existing models.

NASA's Juno spacecraft discovers that auroras on Jupiter's moon Ganymede splinter into bright patches mirroring Earth's northern lights.