The celestial event marks Jupiter’s opposition, the point at which it’s opposite the sun in Earth’s sky. That means it rises when the sun sets, and is catching all the sun’s light.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

which is when Jupiter, Earth, and the sun are aligned, with Earth positioned directly between Jupiter and the sun. During opposition, Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Not the Same One ... an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like ...

The next opposition of Jupiter will happen on Jan. 10, 2026. Jupiter is now 4.2 Earth-sun distances from us, in the constellation Taurus, and is shining at -2.5 magnitude. That's Mars. The red ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

This image of Jupiter from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ... That could be because it gives out more heat than it receives from the sun, possibly because electric currents are induced ...

Jupiter will appear directly overhead ... which is currently a morning star and blocked from viewing by the Sun. Multi-planet viewings aren't super rare, but they also don't happen every year.