Set an early alarm Aug. 12 to ensure you’ll enjoy a special celestial treat. The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be less than 1 degree apart in the eastern sky. One degree would be the ...

Venus and Jupiter are about to get up close and personal in our skies. The two planets – the brightest in our solar system – have been steadily approaching each other for the past several August ...

The ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which launched in April 2023, has completed another successful flyby aimed at boosting its speed ahead of a Jupiter orbital insertion sometime in 2031.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Those who rise early — very early — on Monday, Aug. 12, will ...

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

Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, the Perseids meteor shower (typically the most impressive of the year) was washed out by a bright full Moon.

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

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 ...

The Moon will reach perigee at 1:59 P.M. EDT, positioned 229,456 miles (369,274 km) from Earth. Mercury, with a magnitude of 1, will be visible 3° above the eastern horizon one hour before sunrise, ...