German astronomer Simon Marius is best remembered for his disputes with Galileo Galilei over priority for discovering Jupiter ...

As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on the surface of Jupiter's innermost moon Io, with virtually every square inch of the ...

The discovery of microscopic life in Lake Enigma, which is located in Antarctica's Victoria Land, underscores the resilience ...

As the largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter's grandeur is visible to the naked eye and through simple telescopes, ...

Jupiter will be at its brightest all year on Saturday, Dec. 7. Break out your binoculars for a chance at spotting its four ...

Venus dazzles as the "Evening Star," Jupiter reaches its brightest for the year, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlit skies.

JUPITER is set to peak in brightness tonight, and will be visible all night as its orbit turns to align with Earth. It won’t ...

Transits, occultations, eclipses, and shadow transits of the jovian moons are perfect events for telescopic viewing.

But a good pair of binoculars will help pinpoint the planet, revealing a bright disk and system of Galilean moons, according ...