Stunning new images of Jupiter and Saturn have revealed breathtaking detail, including a razor-sharp view of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot (GRS). The Great Red Spot, a massive swirling oval of ...
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The Sky This Week from January 9 to 16: Jupiter at opposition
The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.
LOS ANGELES - Stargazers are in for a dazzling weekend as the moon appears close to Saturn and Jupiter this weekend in a celestial event called an appulse. An appulse occurs when two or more ...
As the New Year 2026 launches, only two bright planets, Saturn and Jupiter, are visible in the entire night sky.
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January has 5 night sky wonders—including a supermoon, fireball meteors, and Jupiter at its brightest
From Jupiter at its brightest to a dazzling Saturn-Moon-Neptune alignment, here’s what to watch in the night sky.
The image on the right shows the planet Jupiter to indicate the location of the observed auroras, which was originally published in 2023. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ricardo Hueso (UPV), Imke de ...
With the gas giants now close to their best, here are the best refractors, Maksutov-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes to help you see Saturn’s rings and the cloud bands of Jupiter. When you ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A rare six-planet parade will stretch across the sky before ...
How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth. How many moons it has: At ...
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