The storm was spotted after NASA had to perform an emergency maneuver to keep its Juno spacecraft alive.

Check out this hypnotic array of colossal storms on Jupiter

Raining Sideways

NASA recently spotted yet another gigantic storm on Jupiter's south pole, bringing the total count up to seven swirling vortices.

Check Out This Hypnotic Array of Colossal Storms on Jupiter

Yet another cyclone popped up on Jupiter's south pole.

The storm could still have centuries of life ahead of it.

Scientists: Jupiter's Great Red Spot isn't dying after all

Signs that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is on its deathbed actually represent normal activity for the storm, scientists now say.

Scientists: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Isn’t Dying After All

"I think... it will last for the indefinite future."

Europa is releasing enough water vapor to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool within minutes.

Scientists confirm water vapor above the surface of Europa

Jupiter's Moon Ascending

A team out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has confirmed traces of water vapor being released above Jupiter's moon Europa.

Scientists Confirm Water Vapor Above the Surface of Europa

NASA is investigating Jupiter’s icy moon for signs of life.

"It's exciting because we've wondered for long a time whether giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn can form around such small stars."

Scientists: This massive gas planet should not exist

Red Dwarf Mystery

A team of astronomers spotted a gigantic Jupiter-like world orbiting a relatively tiny star. It's way too big to be orbiting the star.

Scientists: This Massive Gas Planet Should Not Exist

It's way too big to be orbiting this tiny star.

See the shadow of the moon Io fall upon Jupiter.

Juno captures stunning images of a solar eclipse on Jupiter

Moon Shot

While performing a close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured several stunning images of a solar eclipse on the gas giant.

Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

Jupiter's moon Io casts a *really* big shadow.

The closest planned flyby will have the spacecraft approach Europa to an altitude of just 16 miles.

NASA is sending a probe to Jupiter's icy moon to look for life

Icy Moon Flyby

NASA has announced it's completing the final designs and planning for constructing and testing a spacecraft that will visit Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

NASA is Sending a Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moon to Look for Life

Europa's ocean of salty water is one of the most promising places in the solar system to look for life.

An ancient collision is scientists' best explanation for the planet's unusually diffuse core.

Jupiter may have absorbed a smaller planet

Hard Science

Scientists suggest that Jupiter may have collided with and absorbed a giant protoplanet when the solar system was forming some 4.5 billion years ago.

Jupiter May Have Absorbed a Smaller Planet

Did the solar system's largest planet eat one of its siblings?

And an amateur astronomer was able to capture it on camera.

Something enormous just smashed into Jupiter

Big Hit

Jupiter got hit by something so big on Wednesday that a photographer was able to capture the impact using a telescope in his backyard.

Something Enormous Just Smashed Into Jupiter

"I've never seen anything like that before."

Blade-shaped arms are growing out of the storm as it swirls.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is dying

Jupiter Ending

NASA scientists report that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking and that it could totally dissipate within the next 20 years.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Dying

The iconic oval storm could dissipate in a matter of decades.

"I can imagine organisms anchored to the sea floor or the ice benefiting from these waves."

The moons of Jupiter and Saturn could have Earth-like tidal waves

Off World

New calculations suggest that two of Jupiter and Saturn's moons could have active tidal waves, much like those here on Earth, under their thick icy shells.

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