The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet ...

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 ...

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, ...

The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.

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 ...

A NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 930 miles of the "surface of the most volcanic world," and the space agency released new images of the flyby. The ...

An illustration shows NASA's Juno spacecraft as it makes a flyby of the Jovian moon Io. NASA's Juno mission will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io than any spacecraft has in around 20 years on Saturday ...