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The sky today on Tuesday, January 13: Ganymede's turn to transit
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. January 12: Io's post-opposition transit Point ...
On Dec. 28, 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft discovered auroras on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. Galileo launched in 1989 on a mission to study Jupiter and its moons. It also flew by Venus and ...
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The Sky This Week from January 9 to 16: Jupiter at opposition
The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.
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Jupiter is at its best and brightest of 2026 tonight! Here's what to expect as the gas giant reaches opposition
Jupiter will be at its most spectacular in 2026 in the early hours of Jan. 10, as it shines above the eastern horizon among ...
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a vast dark matter detector, and upcoming space missions might be able to spot distinctive dark matter craters on its ancient surface. Physicists searching for dark ...
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 and see Jupiter close to its best.
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, will emerge near sunset, stay in view through the night and only dip below ...
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Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition
Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet ...
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