The new year opens with Jupiter still dominating the night sky. Earth passed the king of planets in the orbital race a month ago, but something as brilliant as Jupiter takes a while to fade. As ...

If you’re seeing a bright star after dark and then once again later into the night, it’s Jupiter. It will remain a very bright light in the night sky until mid-January. The solar system's ...

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", before Valentine's Day.