New research suggests a giant impact may not have been responsible for the formation of Jupiter's core. Most planetary scientists thought that a colossal collision with an early planet containing half ...

For decades, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s unusual interior was the scar of a violent past — the aftermath of a massive collision with another young planet. But new research suggests the story ...

Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...