LOS ANGELES -- Jupiter and Venus appear to be very close together in the night sky, with the two planets passing each other in what's known as a conjunction. Jupiter appears to be shifting westward, ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

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 ...

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 ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...

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.

Astronomers have identified a rare and unusually fast asteroid racing through the inner solar system. Known as 2025 SC79, the ...

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day ...