In my recent post about calculating the speed of light, I mentioned Ole Roemer's calculation in 1676. The basic idea uses the orbit of one of Jupiter's moons. The orbital period is constant, but there ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has long intrigued scientists seeking to understand its mysterious origins. Recently, researchers uncovered groundbreaking details that shed fresh ...

We humans might grow larger as we move from early life to adulthood, but Jupiter has done the opposite. New research offers a snapshot of what the gas giant would have looked like at the beginning, ...