Marius, the man who named Jupiter’s Galilean moons
German astronomer Simon Marius is best remembered for his disputes with Galileo Galilei over priority for discovering Jupiter ...
Stargazing in December: The moons of Jupiter
Four tiny specks of light close by the giant planet are the biggest of the Jupiter’s 95 moons, Nigel Henbest writes ...
NASA Shares Picture Of Jupiter And Its Mysterious Moons Taken From Earth
"That very bright "star" in the eastern sky after sunset? It's actually the planet Jupiter. With a small telescope, ...
Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be ...
A Tale of Four Worlds: Hubble’s Ten-Year Hunt for Secrets in the Outer Solar System
NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the outer planets through a program called OPAL (Outer Planet ...
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New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus
The new moon of December occurs tonight. A day later, Southern Hemisphere observers will see the peak of the Phoenicid meteor ...
Geminid meteor shower to be visible in Boston over the next few nights. Here's how to see it.
The Geminid meteor shower​ will be peaking Friday and Saturday night in Boston and will be visible in the sky.
Earth Aligns Between Sun And Jupiter For Spectacular December 7 Event
Earth will align between the Sun and Jupiter, creating a rare astronomical event known as Jupiters opposition.
The final full moon of 2024 will be a rare one
Clouds produced an incredible lunar halo that was widely seen in the D.C. area Friday night. Depending on cloud cover, there ...
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James Webb telescope spots more than 100 new asteroids between Jupiter and Mars — and some are heading toward Earth
Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year
The four "Galilean moons" were named after Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who is thought to have discovered them in 1610. As night falls, Jupiter ... of Canis Major, Procyon in the ...