The Moon passes 3° north of Mercury at 4 P.M. EDT. Looking west again after sunset this evening, the Moon now sits above Mercury, forming a triangle with Mercury and Jupiter. Half an hour after sunset ...

Scientists believe a dust-filled ring just outside Jupiter acted like a cosmic “planetesimal factory,” producing multiple generations of early space rocks with very different compositions. The ...

Jupiter and Venus put on a spectacular performance as they met in the twilight sky on June 9 during a close planetary conjunction as Mercury lurked nearby — and we've got the photos to prove it! The ...

If you step outside tonight (June 9) and look toward the western horizon shortly after sunset, you could witness a celestial hookup as Venus and Jupiter appear side-by-side in a rare planetary ...

Two of the brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter, will shine close together in a celestial meetup just after sunset Tuesday night. The best part is, you don’t need a telescope or binoculars ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. On Tuesday, June 9, Venus and Jupiter will come together in ...

A dedicated reading room will open Tuesday in Chinatown for the purpose of displaying all of the Jeffrey Epstein files that have been released so far. The 12,000-square-foot space, located at 737 7th ...

(NEXSTAR) – This week will offer one of the great opportunities in June to take in a special celestial event – a Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction. On June 9, the two planets will appear incredibly ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers are already out shortly after sunset observing ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter's northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image ...

Supersonic shocks in the vicinity of Jupiter suggest that transient plasma structures could govern the acceleration of particles travelling through space. Read the paper: Relativistic electron ...