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The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.
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The solar system’s largest planet return to the sky on Wednesday, July 9, beginning Jupiter’s slow rise to prominence.
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window narrows as the Sun sets later each day. Mars is past its best, but ...
Jupiter and Mars are on display during May evenings. It's your last chance to grab a good view of Jupiter before it drops out of sight for midsummer. A gathering of planets in the morning sky ...
Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be visible all night long.
The king of planets is at its best, Iapetus reaches inferior conjunction, and the stunning Geminid meteor shower peaks in the sky this week.
It’s dubbed that because just like a full moon, Jupiter and the sun are more or less at opposite ends of the sky as the Earth lies between the sun and Jupiter.
Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade.
This week has already given us an aurora borealis and the Perseids meteor shower. Wednesday morning is your next chance to see a spectacular sky event. Mars and Jupiter will be in conjunction ...