A ‘forbidden planet’ the size of Jupiter has astronomers stumped

Since then, astronomers around the world have been studying the planet’s composition through a range of techniques including ...
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The sky today on Thursday, April 2: Jupiter's moons on display

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Lightning bolts on Jupiter 500 times as powerful as on Earth

New data shows that lightning strikes inside Jupiter's atmosphere may be more than 500 times as powerful than on Earth.
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Jupiter and the moon take a sunset stroll on March 26. Here's how to see it

The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at sunset tomorrow.

Lightning bolts on Jupiter are up to 100 times stronger than Earth's

On Jupiter, a storm doesn’t just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet’s atmosphere is a perpetual engine of turbulence, and somewhere inside those churning cloud bands, lightning is cracking ...
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NASA's Juno mission shows Jupiter may be smaller and flatter than previously thought

The gas giant is narrower at the equator, but flatter at the poles.