This weekend, Jupiter reaches opposition — its closest and brightest point of the year. Rising at sunset in the east and shining all night long, it will dominate the sky with a steady white brilliance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Saturday, Jupiter will shine at its biggest and brightest of the year as Earth flies between the largest planet in our solar ...

This Saturday, Jupiter will shine at its biggest and brightest of the year as Earth flies between the largest planet in our solar system and the sun. This process in astronomy is known as opposition.

Jupiter and Saturn look serene through a backyard telescope, but beneath and around their clouds, both worlds are in dramatic flux. Deep inside Jupiter, hydrogen is crushed into a strange liquid metal ...

On the next clear night, go outside around 7:00 p.m. and look a little north (left) of east.

The first full moon of 2026 and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere will shine brightly this week, just as Earth makes its annual closest approach to the sun. When you purchase through links on our ...

It’s prime time for gazing at the largest planet in the solar system. On Jan. 10, Jupiter will be extremely bright and easy to find in the night sky. That’s because the gas giant will be in opposition ...

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January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

Venus was once a planet not too dissimilar to Earth, and if Jupiter hadn't altered its orbit around the sun, it might have been able to support life, according to researchers. As a result of Jupiter — ...

A spectacular supermoon and the first meteor shower of the new year will soon appear in the California night sky. The supermoon will be the fourth massive moon in a row to rise above the Golden State.