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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 ...
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Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition
Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...
Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be ...
What exists beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Callisto? This is what a recent study accepted by The Planetary ...
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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.
Saturn reigns supreme when it comes to the number of moons orbiting any solar system planet. Including the 128 ...
On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...
The wolf moon is spectacular enough, but look east and you’ll see a celestial titan the size of a pinprick ...
On this date, our solar system's largest planet is in opposition, which means it's positioned on the other side of the sky ...
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.
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 ...
Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to find out ...
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