Jun 13, 2025 · This Encyclopedia Britannica Science and Technology list features seven important dates in the planet Jupiter’s history.

Jun 12, 2025 · Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the Sun. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; only the Moon, Venus, and …

May 13, 2025 · Launched on Oct. 18, 1989, from the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis, the spacecraft orbited Jupiter for almost eight years, and made close passes by all the planet's …

Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet from the Sun, a gas giant exceeding the mass of all other Solar System planets combined. It orbits the Sun at 5.20 AU with an 11.86-year period. Its …

Aug 5, 2016 · Scientists began to use space missions to unlock the planet’s secrets in the early 1970s when Juno’s earliest ancestors, Pioneer 10 and 11, launched. The pair of spacecraft …

The ancient Chinese knew Jupiter as the ' sui star' (Suìxīng 歲星) and established their cycle of twelve earthly branches based on the approximate number of years it takes Jupiter to revolve …

Jun 12, 2025 · Current models for Jupiter’s origin suggest instead that a solid core of about 7 Earth masses formed first as a result of the accretion of large, kilometre-sized, icy …

Feb 26, 2024 · Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and has fascinated scientists and space enthusiasts for centuries. But when was Jupiter first discovered by humans, and how …

Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets. It turns on its axis once every 9 hours and 55 minutes. The rapid rotation flattens the planet slightly, giving it an oblate shape. Jupiter orbits …

Oct 9, 2024 · This time-lapse movie is assembled from Hubble Space Telescope observations spanning approximately 90 days (between December 2023 and March 2024) when the giant …