Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...
Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon ...
Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...
According to EarthSky, Jupiter will reach a magnitude of -2.7, making it the fourth brightest object in the night sky next to ...
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The return of amazing Jupiter

The giant planet Jupiter is back in our evening sky this week. Fresh from its opposition with the sun on Jan. 10, it now lies ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter's largest moon in two decades. Juno zoomed past icy Ganymede on Monday, passing within 645 miles. It's ...
After passing Earth, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly close to Jupiter and its moon Eupheme in March 2026, marking a key moment in its outbound journey ...
Kick off 2026 with stunning celestial events! Witness Jupiter shining brighter than ever, Saturn’s close encounter with the ...
On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, will emerge near sunset, stay in view through the night and only dip below ...
The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.