The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two ...

In an unofficial sense, I would like to dub today (April 10) as "View a Planet Day ... Astro Fi 102 as the top pick in our best beginner's telescope guide. These two "superior" planets ...

Jupiter and Mars are on display during May evenings. It's your last chance to grab a good view of Jupiter before it drops out of sight for midsummer. A gathering of planets in the morning sky ...

Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that could support life. This composite image shows, from top to bottom ...

That’s why Jupiter will be so bright and impressive. You don’t need to do anything special to see it. Just glance east an hour or two after sunset. You’ll see Jupiter rising throughout the ...

The two planets are still close enough (just under 1°) to capture in a single low-power field of view through a telescope and tonight, all four of Jupiter’s moons are visible. Now Europa sits ...

I am referring to the recent opposition of Saturn on Aug. 14 and the return of giant Jupiter ... view of Saturn and its amazing ring system and numerous satellites. The best is yet to come as ...

Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass ... but they are a striking spectacle to view. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus ...

Juno was approximately 18,000 miles (29,000 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops when it captured this new view, highlighting the planet's persistent storms and colorful bands created by strong ...

The two bright planets are in fact millions of miles apart; only from our point of view on Earth do they appear to butt against each other. Thanks to the orbital patterns of Earth, Jupiter and ...