Jupiter - Science@NASA
Jan 22, 2025 · Jupiter is the largest and oldest planet in our solar system. If Jupiter was a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside. Jupiter has the shortest day in the solar system, taking about 9.9 hours to spin around once on its axis. Get the Facts
Jupiter Facts - Science@NASA
Jan 22, 2025 · Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a giant storm bigger than Earth. Get Jupiter facts.
In Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Jupiter's stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.
Jupiter Exploration - Science@NASA
Nov 6, 2024 · NASA’s Europa Clipper launched on Oct. 14, 2024, and will reach Jupiter in 2030. During dozens of flybys, the spacecraft will investigate Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine whether there are places below the surface that could support life.
All About Jupiter | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 14, 2025 · Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It is actually more than twice as massive than the other planets of our solar system combined. Jupiter is a gas giant. It is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter has a very thick atmosphere. Jupiter has rings, but they’re very hard to see.
Jupiter By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
May 7, 2024 · Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the solar system – more than twice as massive as the other planets combined.
Jupiter - NASA Solar System Exploration
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What's It Like Inside Jupiter? - NASA Space Place
Jan 14, 2025 · The reddish brown and white stripes of Jupiter are made up of swirling clouds. The well-known Red Spot is a huge, long-lasting storm. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Jupiter is made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. On the surface of Jupiter–and on Earth–those elements are gases.
Decades of Discovery: NASA’s Exploration of Jupiter
Aug 5, 2016 · Launched five years ago on Aug. 5, 2011, NASA’s Juno mission maneuvered into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, joining a long tradition of discovery at the gas giant. One of the brightest objects in the night sky, Jupiter has enthralled humans since ancient times.
NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to …
5 days ago · Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have discovered a volcanic hot spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. The hot spot is not only larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also belches out eruptions six times the total energy of all the world’s power plants.