Jupiter is old. Like 4.5 billion years old. It started as a swirling disk of gas and dust that formed into a pretty big ...
Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...
The gas giant will shine at its peak brilliance on Jan. 10, offering spectacular viewing opportunities all month long.
On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...
Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon ...
Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...
In just some of many celestial highlights of August 2025, stargazers peeped a "planet parade" and caught a rare Venus and Jupiter conjunction, with plenty more dazzling displays in the night sky to ...