Astronomy enthusiasts and even the general public can enjoy watching Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, as it comes unusually close to Earth this week, presenting one of the brightest ...

Turn a telescope to the eastern sky in the hours following midnight on Nov. 5 to see two colossal shadows darken the cloud tops of the gas giant Jupiter as the Galilean moons Io and Europa pass ...

Jupiter is about to steal the show, and it's as bright as ever, stargazers! On Jan. 10, the largest planet in our solar system will reach opposition, making its brightest, boldest, most magnificent ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 15Are you familiar with the constellation Crater the Cup?

Another day, another show in the sky! If you look up after dark on Wednesday, April 22, you’ll catch a charming moment in the cosmos, no telescope required: a glowing waxing crescent moon hanging near ...

With just a small or medium-sized telescope, skygazers can easily observe planets. You’ll be surprised how much of our solar system you can see! And you don’t need a dark sky to view all of our solar ...

Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new insights into the relationship between the color and size of Jupiter Trojan ...

If your sky is clear early tonight (Feb. 26), be sure to check out the east-southeast sky about an hour or so after sundown. There, located about two-thirds up from the horizon, you'll find an ...

The two planets that are in prime position for evening visibility this month are, ironically, the two planets on opposite ends of the spectrum concerning size. The solar system's biggest planet, ...