Jupiter – the gas giant, largest planet in our solar system, named for the Roman god of the sky who with his fearsome thunderbolt lorded over the entire universe – is about to be a little closer and ...

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

The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology is visible all night long right now, rising in the east at ...

Jupiter was the king of the gods in Roman mythology ... The fact that Jupiter can be in the opposite direction from the sun in our sky is an advantage. Venus is never more than a few hours ...

Astronomers believe the Star of Bethlehem or "Christmas Star" could have been a real event explained by something as simple ...

Four tiny specks of light close by the giant planet are the biggest of the Jupiter’s 95 moons, Nigel Henbest writes ...

The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Sunday (Dec. 15). It will ascend higher into the night ...

Located in Taurus, Jupiter climbs to 70° altitude at local midnight for mid-latitude U.S. observers. At magnitude –2.8, it dominates a sky already brilliant with winter constellations The ...