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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.It is a gas giant with a mass more than 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun. Jupiter orbits the Sun at a distance of 5.20 AU (778.5 Gm), with an orbital period of 11.86 years.
Moons of Jupiter. A montage of Jupiter and its four largest moons (distance and sizes not to scale) There are 95 moons of Jupiter with confirmed orbits as of 5 February 2024. [ 1][ note 1] This number does not include a number of meter-sized moonlets thought to be shed from the inner moons, nor hundreds of possible kilometer-sized outer ...
Jupiter (god) Jupiter ( Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, [ 14] from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Δίας or Ζεύς ), [ 15] also known as Jove ( gen. Iovis [ˈjɔwɪs] ), is the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of ...
And when the team used NIRCam's 3.23 micron filter, the resulting image captured some of Jupiter's rings, as you can see below: NASA, ESA, CSA, and B. Holler and J. Stansberry (STScI)
Even though Jupiter, the fifth planet closest to the sun, outshines earth's direct neighbor by a wide margin, both planets should be easily visible to the naked eye from anywhere in the world as ...
Jupiter’s striking Great Red Spot has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, they think they know just how old it is and how the cyclone formed in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
The James Webb Space Telescope team is still flexing its ability to capture detailed images close to home.Webb has snapped a pair of near-infrared photos showing Jupiter's polar auroras. You can ...
NASA's Juno probe has provided a better, deeper look at Jupiter's atmosphere.Researchers have produced the first 3D view of Jupiter's atmospheric layers, illustrating how its turbulent clouds and ...