On Friday, Dec. 6, Jupiter will reach a distance of 380 million miles from our planet, its closest point if the year. That’s still pretty far, though: It’s equivalent to more than 15,260 trips ...

Hydrogen and helium separate at pressures and temperatures found within the gas giant Jupiter’s marbled exterior is pretty familiar territory, but it’s still not clear what happens far below ...

In astrophysics there’s a similar concept called gravity displayed recently when something pretty sizable crashed into Jupiter, creating a flash that was seen by telescopes on Earth. The ...