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 ...

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 ...

JWST's commissioning data contain stunning infrared images of Jupiter and its rings. Two researchers now know why those rings can't rival Saturn's, even though Jupiter is bigger.

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

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 ...

A James Webb Space Telescope view of Jupiter and its moons in infrared shows that the planet's rings are much thinner than those of Saturn. (Image credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/B. Holler/J. Stansberry/STScI) ...

Not until the Galileo spacecraft, orbiting Jupiter from 1995 to 2003, did scientists figure out the rings were made of dust kicked up by meteoroids slamming into Jupiter's inner moons.

Nowhere near as visible as the rings of Saturn, which are icy and bright and contain many chunks as big as houses, Jupiter's rings are made mostly of dark dust. They were discovered in 1979 by ...

Behold the rings of Jupiter - that's right, we said Jupiter! By EDDIE WRENN FOR MAILONLINE . Published: 12:51 EDT, 22 June 2012 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 22 June 2012 ...

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.

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.

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 ...