In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified a super-Jupiter exoplanet with an extensive ring system, ...

Why Jupiter lacks ring system like Saturn According to recent study, Jupiter's size prevents it from having rings as massive planets form massive moons, which prevents them from having substantial ...

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint ...

Jupiter's main ring, 4,000 miles wide, was produced by the moons Metis and Adrastea, which share nearly the same orbit, some 80,000 miles from Jupiter's center. Thebe and Amalthea helped form the ...

Why does Jupiter have rings? Jupiter's main ring was discovered in 1979 by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) when Voyager 1 passed by the planet.

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of a new planet.

Spectators are in for a treat this week as they turn to the sky for a blue moon and a bright Saturn and Jupiter.

Spectators are in for a treat this week as they turn to the sky for a blue moon and a bright Saturn and Jupiter.