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.

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 ...

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

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

It takes Jupiter roughly twelve years to orbit the sun and it spends a year of that sojourn in each zodiac sign, exaggerating the qualities and energies of each. Associated with abundance ...

But it won't be a star that will be keeping the moon company on this early winter's evening, but the largest planet in the ...

A TERRIFYING alien planet that “rains glass” lurks just 64.5 lightyears from Earth. Described as a “nightmare world” by Nasa, the giant exoplanet has staggeringly fast ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

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 ...

The bright pair will be visible in the evening sky shortly after the sun sets, according to In-the-Sky.org. For New York City viewers, the moon and Jupiter will peek up into view around 5:06 p.m ...

Four planets will be in the parade in January, while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.

The celestial bodies near us, the sun and the moon and the planets ... you'll be able to see Venus and Saturn in the southwest, Jupiter high overhead, and Mars in the east, according to NASA.