Are you about, say, 36 years old? Or 24? Or 48? Or 60? Or 12?! (Go to bed!) If you answered yes to any of those, I have good news: You are either on the precipice or fully in the midst of a special ...

The giant planet Jupiter is back in our evening sky this week. Fresh from its opposition with the sun on Jan. 10, it now lies as close to the Earth as it ever comes, and shines at its most brilliant.