Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

Jupiter will reach opposition on Saturday, January 10, making it the brightest and largest it will appear in 2026 as Earth ...

Jupiter is about to dominate the night sky, lining up with Earth and the Sun in a way that makes the giant planet appear ...

Jupiter reaches opposition once a year, when Earth passes directly between it and the Sun, creating the best possible viewing ...

When an outer or superior planet lines up beyond Earth on the same side as the sun, it's at opposition and closest to Earth for the year. Saturn reached opposition this past weekend. When the same ...

A Hubble Space Telescope portrait of Jupiter, captured in August 2019, shows the gas giant's cloud bands and storms in detail, including its iconic Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space ...

As Earth catches up to and passes Jupiter bringing it at its closest, biggest, and brightest in the evening sky. The bright star seen in the eastern evening sky in recent weeks isn't a star, it's a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As night’s window opens across the world, a bright point of ...

Keep your eyes on Mars in our night sky this week. Our neighboring planet—the fourth from the sun in our solar system and approximately half the size of Earth—will look larger and brighter in our ...

Grab your telescopes, ‘cause the ringed planet is putting on a show! Just in time for the autumnal equinox, Saturn will be at opposition, which means Earth will find itself between Saturn and the Sun ...

Take the chance in September to get outside and gaze at planets. Neptune is in full opposition this month, and while Saturn's full opposition happened earlier this month, it's still visible if you ...