Technically, Jupiter does have a ring system, it is just incredibly small and faint. Indeed, Jupiter’s rings are so small that scientists did not even discover them until 1979 , when the space ...

Just recently on the blog I posted a series of images of Jupiter taken by JWST, some of which showed Jupiter’s faint ring. I don’t think a lot of people know that all four giant planets in our ...

Until now, astronomers were puzzled as to why Jupiter doesn’t have larger rings, but a new preprint study released on July 13 suggests it may have to do with the gas giant’s moons. Jupiter, in ...

Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.

Jupiter's rings are thin, gauzy structures of dust that can't compete with Saturn's stunning icy rings. New research now tells us why the bigger planet doesn't have bigger rings.

It's important to note that Jupiter is a bigger and therefore more visible planet than Saturn. Though the latter gas giant is well-known for its highly visible rings, its circumference is a paltry ...

First off, if Jupiter did have rings, they'd appear brighter to us than even Saturn's, Kane said, because it's so much closer. Saturn is nearly twice as far away from Earth.

Jupiter has a thin set of nearly imperceptible rings with features that have long puzzled scientists. A new study reveals how light and shadow are at work there. IE 11 is not supported.

[Related: Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why.] NASA credits the citizen science community for their role in helping astronomers process these images.

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. This was the first time anyone had seen Jupiter’s rings. Because the rings are so thin and faint ...

Jupiter does have rings, but they are so faint they are often invisible. Now researchers have a theory about why.

Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter’s massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the ...