As the next planet out from ... Category 5 hurricane on Earth.” So we’ve established that a Jupiter walk wouldn’t be possible. But what would actually happen if humans went to the planet?

As scientists learn more about the planet’s past, they’re unraveling details about why it’s so rare, and how humans have evolved through it. “The present-day Earth that we live on is not ...

That's why humans have sent ... the full brunt of Jupiter's rotation. Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system. One day lasts about 9.5 Earth hours. This creates powerful winds ...

If a person with a mass of 55kg was to travel to Jupiter or Pluto, the effects of gravity would be very different from those on Earth. Gravity is the pull that a planet exerts towards its centre.

Around 12,000 kilometres deep, the pressure is so intense (approximately two million times stronger than the atmospheric pressure we experience on the Earth's surface), that the liquid hydrogen acts ...

We all know about Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the extreme, Earth-sized storm that's been swirling on the huge planet for decades. But what about the world's other, less well known tempests?

Around 12,000 kilometres deep, the pressure is so intense (approximately two million times stronger than the atmospheric pressure we experience on the Earth's surface), that the liquid hydrogen acts ...

The gas giant planet's spots and swirls come from massive storms that whip up prevailing winds as fast as 335 miles an hour at the equator—faster than any known winds on Earth. Jupiter is a ...

Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India The planet ... possible human beings might not exist. That’s because Jupiter acts as a shield for the inner planets of the solar system, including Earth.

As the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter's colossal proportions are a key factor in its striking brightness. With a mass approximately 318 times that of Earth and a volume roughly 1320 ...