A star map of the night sky as seen on Dec. 21, 2020, shows the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter that will create a bright “Christmas star” on the southwest horizon.

The 2020 great conjunction was a rare treat, but the view of Saturn and Jupiter in the sky will be even better in 60 years, according to Bob Berman, Slooh astronomer.

What's True. Jupiter and Saturn were traveling together across Earth's sky in 2020, and would temporarily align toward the end of December. While the planets' orbiting patterns cause such a ...

The "Christmas Star" is the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and will look like a large star on the winter solstice, December 21, 2020, in western skies.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - DEC. 21, 2020: Jupiter and Saturn appear less than one-tenth of a degree apart from each other during the Great Conjunction, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in the night sky above San ...

Looking for a bright spot on the horizon in 2020? Here’s a suggestion: Look up into the sky over the next week. The planets Jupiter and Saturn all this week are creeping closer together, and on Monday ...

On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn appeared the closest they'd been in the sky since 1226. Photos show them aligning to form a double planet. ... 2020 shows Saturn, Jupiter, ...

Weigel said Saturn and Jupiter appeared 10 times farther apart in 7 BC's third conjunction as compared to the upcoming 2020 event, so it wasn't nearly as bright as what we're going to see on ...

This sky map shows the crescent moon with Jupiter and Saturn as seen from New York City on Dec. 16, 2020, at 6 p.m. local time, looking toward the southwest.

Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen after sunset from Shenandoah National Park, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Luray, Virginia. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they ...

On the darkest day of the year, the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn will engage in a "great conjunction," meaning that the two planets will be separated by only one-tenth of one degree.

A Jupiter and Saturn conjunction, known as the Christmas Star, will be visible on Monday, December 21, and closer together than they've been in decades. Here's where and how to see it in the ...