In a rare cosmic event, five planets will be visible in the sky after sunset from March 25th to 30th. Venus will be easy to see, but Uranus may require binoculars. Time it just right to spot every ...

(Left) Jupiter will shine 5 to the right of the moon this evening, April 30. The photo at right was taken through a telescope on March 7, 2018 and shows the main belts and the massive, hurricane-like ...

Keep an eye on the forecast for clear night skies, so that you don't miss out on the astronomical events occurring throughout ...

We have a new evening planet! Jupiter now rises in the faint constellation Libra the Scales around 11 p.m. You can use the planet to sketch out a giant triangle in the sky with the bright stars ...

One of the solar system’s most fortuitous conga lines occurred in the late 1970s, when the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—formed a neat cosmic column, allowing the Voyager ...

Some of the brightest planets in the night sky are visible right now, with six of them forming a 'planet parade' across the night sky for at least the next month. Just after sunset tonight, look to ...

Something amazing is happening in the southwestern sky right now. Two planetary lights are on course to nearly merge into one. Jupiter and Saturn, which have been drawing closer together since ...

The holiday season holds a special gift, as skygazers on Earth will be treated to a great conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn. On December 21, the two largest planets in our solar system ...

You've probably already seen Jupiter without even knowing it. It's that brilliant "star" in the southeastern sky that clears the trees around 9:30-10 p.m. local daylight time. Two fists to its right ...