Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. The gas giant features beautiful banded cloud layers, a set of thin, dusty rings, the famous Great Red Spot and ...

Jupiter is by far the largest planet in our solar system. The huge ball of hydrogen and helium circling the sun is about 88,000 miles wide, meaning more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is one of the most recognizable features of our solar system; it's famously larger than Earth itself serves as an identifying mark on the largest of our gas giants. Consisting ...

Jupiter is an extraordinary planet with qualities that almost defy comprehension. At more than 300 times the mass of Earth, Jupiter is easily the largest planet in the solar system—a giant ball of ...

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What's so special about Jupiter? Here are five facts about the planet that's home to the "Great Red Spot." ...