The infamous and deadly asteroid that slammed into Earth some 66 million years ago and wiped out an entire species of dinosaurs has its origin in our solar system, beyond Jupiter to be precise.

Scientists find origin of asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from Earth

Mars and Jupiter are warming up in the night sky for their closest encounter of the decade on Wednesday (Aug 14). While the planets would be more than 350 million miles away from each other in their orbits, from our perspective, they would seem extremely close with just a small gap between them.

Mars and Jupiter to get closest in this spectacular astronomical event of decade

The skies will witness a rare celestial event on August 14 when Mars and Jupiter will align with each other in conjunction. In the breathtaking event, the two planets will be only a third of a degree apart, which is less than the width of a full Moon, according to NASA.

Jupiter is set to align with Mars in rare conjunction. Here's how you can watch it

Scientists have been observing Jupiter embroiled in a massive storm, which has continued for at least 350 years, and now their attention has been diverted towards its shrinking enormous red oval.

Jupiter's 350-year-old massive storm is shrinking its Great Red Spot: Study

Jupiter again stunned the astronomers after they found the Great Red Spot on its surface with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The spot was unseen till now and came as a surprise to the scientists who suspected that it was caused by powerful atmospheric gravity waves.

Eerie glowing spot on Jupiter holding secrets of dark matter, scientists suggest

The storms on Jupiter have apparent similarities to those on Earth, a new study found. It offers a new way of understanding similar meteorological processes here on our planet.

Storms on Jupiter powered by processes similar to those on Earth: Study

Io, Jupiter's moon and the most volcanic body in the solar system, has been in upheaval for at least 4.57 billion years. Scientists used the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) to track sulphur and chlorine in the Jovian moon's atmosphere.

Volcanoes have been violently erupting on Jupiter's moon Io ever since it was born

In recent flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, NASA’s Juno spacecraft spotted stunning images of the lunar surface - a mountain and an island amidst a lava lake. The new images from Io were released Thursday (April 18) by Scott Bolton, the principal investigator of the Juno mission at the European Geophysical Union’s General Assembly.

Watch | NASA's Juno spacecraft spots glass-smooth lava lake and a mountain on a moon

In a visual treat for stargazers and astronomers, the 'Devil Comet' or 12/P Pons-Brooks will reach its brightest this week. The comet will also sparkle close to Jupiter and Uranus' conjunction when the “bulls-eye planet” and giant planet will meet to form an arc for 30 minutes on April 20.

Comet Pons-Brooks will be extremely close by when Jupiter and Uranus come in conjunction

Erupting volcanoes are fascinating, and the countless volcano models children make in schools are a testament to that. But, if volcanoes on the Earth are so intriguing, how much more amazing would it be to be able to watch volcanoes erupting somewhere out in space?

NASA's Juno captures closest views of erupting volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io. Watch!

NASA's Webb Telescope discovered margarita and vinegar-like chemicals on a protostar. They shared this finding on Instagram. These substances were found in two young stars without planets.

NASA's Webb Telescope found margarita, vinegar-like chemicals on protostar

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, hasn't received as much attention from astronomers as Mars. The reason is clear: Mars is viewed as the prime candidate for human colonisation.

Exploring Jupiter: All about NASA’s Europa Clipper mission

Are there extra-terrestrials on Jupiter's moon? NASA's probe has its destination set for one of Jupiter's moon Europa. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Life beyond Earth? NASA probe bound for Jupiter's moon

A team of astronomers said that they have detected a new young and warm exoplanet orbiting a distant star which is estimated to be similar in size and mass to Jupiter.

Astronomers find young and warm exoplanet resembling Jupiter in size

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has once again turned its gaze towards Jupiter. This time the telescope, in a captivating display of celestial choreography has captured the breathtaking images of the gas giant's tumultuous storms.

Hubble's latest spectacle! Captivating images of Jupiter's storms revealed...

NASA's Europa Clipper mission in October 2024 will embark on a journey to explore Europa, a moon of Jupiter harbouring tantalising evidence of a subsurface ocean.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission to send humanity's message to one of Jupiter's largest moons

The icy moon of planet Jupiter, Europa, has been producing 1,000 tonnes of oxygen every 24 hours which is sufficient to keep one million humans breathing, as per the data collected by the Juno spacecraft, which is orbiting the planet.

Jupiter’s moon Europa produces enough oxygen for one million humans to breathe every day: Study

In a breakthrough study, scientists have claimed that large planets like Jupiter, which were formed at a far distance from their host stars, may have once been like flattened disks and not spherical structures as they are currently.

Earth is round, but Jupiter was once most likely flat: Scientists

NASA, in a sheer delight for space enthusiasts, shared a striking close-up image of Jupiter's moon Io, courtesy of the Juno spacecraft. NASA, while sharing the image wrote in its caption, "On Saturday, Feb.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft delivers stunning close-up picture of Jupiter’s moon Io

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has been a topic of fascination among astronomers for decades. A whopping 95 Jupiter moons have been officially discovered and recognised to date.

These closest-ever photos of Jupiter's moon blasting lava will give you cold shivers

The Juno spacecraft is set to make a historic flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io which is the closest encounter that any mission has had in over two decades. The fly-past is expected to allow Juno to collect significant data to determine its mysterious activities in space.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft to make closest flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon

The instruments in Juno spacecraft include a magnetometer, gravity science system, and microwave radiometer, enabling measurements of Jupiter's magnetic fields and atmospheric properties.

In Pics: Juno captures stunning images of 'Christmas Star' Jupiter

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in a new discovery found a record-breaking and extremely brown dwarf, which posed a challenge to scientists' understanding of how stars are born.

James Webb spots record-breaking small, rare kind of brown 'failed' star

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the space probe Voyager 1 in 1977 to study the outer Solar System, the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.

'Hello from the other side': NASA's Voyager 1 faces glitch in interstellar space, can't call back home

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