A few days later on January 17-18, Venus and Saturn will get close in the sky for a conjunction. NASA says the two planets will be just two degrees apart in the evening sky. All the while, Mars will ...

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A rare four-planet conjunction will be visible most of this month as Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars light up the sky.

New research from a team of citizen scientists challenges the old idea that Jupiter's visible clouds are formed of ammonia ...

January's skywatching highlights include four planets visible to the naked eye, Venus and Saturn's conjoin, and red planet ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter’s clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice – ...

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

January 2025 offers a series of spectacular celestial events for stargazers. The month kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking on January 2nd and 3rd, offering a dazzling display of ...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) has fascinated astronomers for over 150 years. This massive storm, large enough to engulf ...

The new year will be a busy one in the night sky with celestial sights of all types for everyone to enjoy, many of which can ...

Three supermoons will light up 2025's calendar, with the largest occurring on November 5. These events include the Hunter's Moon on October 7, the Beaver Moon on November 5, and the Cold Moon on ...