Jupiter passes 100 moons while Saturn reaches 285 as astronomers confirm 15 new discoveries.

A simulation-based study reveals that Jupiter does this with its stronger magnetic fields.

A new study reveals how Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field helped its moons survive, while Saturn lost most of its large moons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Left) the ringed gas giant ...

Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in the Solar System, were stationed in nearly the same spot in the night sky on Monday, creating a bright spectacle. The positions of the two planets align ...

What processes are responsible for shaping Jupiter and Saturn’s polar weather? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far beyond any other planet in our solar system. A natural-color view of ...

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, also have the largest satellite systems, or the most moons.