There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is ...

Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky.

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 as close to the Earth as it ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 9Mars is in conjunction with the Sun at 7 A.M. EST, invisible in our sky until mid-March. The bright moon Titan lies near its ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also features a Moon–Saturn meetup and the steady glow of the Beehive Cluster for ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts the planet at its brightest and best in 2026.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have spotted a previously unseen structure in the atmosphere above Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

January has kept sky-gazers busy with a steady stream of celestial events. We're less than 10 days into the year, and we've already had a supermoon, the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower and an ...

The Jovian moons Io and Europa will throw their shadows over Jupiter's cloud surface in the early hours of Nov. 5. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

If you're up late on Monday night (Oct. 13), or awake in the predawn hours of Tuesday (Oct. 14), look east for a striking sight. The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the ...