Jupiter shines brightly in the east around 7 p.m. right now. Our solar system’s largest planet is nicely placed between the horns of Taurus, the Bull.

The Long March 3B, a mid-lift model developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, a CASC subsidiary, stands at ...

The giant planet reaches opposition and peak visibility December 7 against the stunning backdrop of Taurus the Bull. Shining ...

Open star clusters sparkle as Luna and Venus line up and Jupiter’s moons jockey for position in the sky this week.

What’s more, you can easily observe Jupiter and its moons with a modest instrument, just like Galileo did over 400 years ago. Jupiter’s position as our solar system’s largest planet is truly earned; ...

The two probes have left the solar system and are still collecting data from the interstellar environment—but their atomic ...

As darkness falls, Jupiter, nearing its biggest and brightest for 2024 rises north of due east and remains on display ...

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Ivezić is the 59-year-old director of the Vera Rubin Observatory, a $1 billion telescope that the United States has been ...

Jupiter is a stunning planet to observe. Whether it be visible light or any other wavelength. In a stunning new image ...

Advising readers to scan the night sky this time of year always feels a little awkward, because the Pacific Northwest’s ...

Named for the Roman king of the Gods, Jupiter is truly the king of the planets. It has a diameter greater than 11 Earths and ...