A close encounter with Jupiter.The Solar System's largest planet will be brighter and nearer to Earth than at any time in the past several years.
As the Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, new discoveries about the giant planet continue to be made.
Earth's Magnetosphere
Enveloping our planet and protecting us from the fury of the Sun is the magnetosphere, a key to helping Earth develop into a habitable planet.
Quantum Foam
If we could look at the fabric of space and time on incredibly small scales, some have suggested that we would see a churning, tumultuous environment called the "quantum foam." But what is it?
Fried Planets
Astronomers have caught a red giant star in the act of devouring one of its planets. It could be a preview of what will happen to Earth five billion years from now.
