Every night is a good night to look through a telescope (provided it’s not cloudy), but if you’re looking for an excuse, Jupiter is lining itself up for some candid closeups. At its farthest point, ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has reshaped key ideas about Jupiter. Data collected during the probe’s polar orbits reveal a planet with jet streams plunging thousands of kilometers deep, a lopsided magnetic ...

Jupiter will make its closest path to the Earth and will shine its brightest on Dec. 7. This aerial display occurs when Earth positions itself between the Sun and Jupiter. There are a few options for ...

Jupiter is due to reach its closest point to Earth in 59 years on Monday, September 26, providing a great opportunity to go and spot the Solar System's biggest planet in the night sky. That is not all ...

February 22 and 23 feature the waxing crescent moon, Jupiter, and Gemini’s twin stars in the evening sky. Pleiades and Aldebaran are also visible from sunset to midnight.

Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA. The largest planet in our solar system, the gas giant will be at opposition, meaning Earth is directly between ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The image of Jupiter captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows vivid auroras and the famous ...

It’s reasonable to think that Jupiter–a gaseous planet more than 11 times the diameter of Earth–would have little in common with our home. But it turns out that the motion of fluids on both planets is ...