The planet Jupiter, a gas giant and the king of our Solar System, has just been measured as slightly smaller than what is ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday 6The bright star Sirius dominates the southern sky late this ...

The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, when hearing about the invention of the telescope in 1608, decided to make his own instrument. However, in January of 1610, when he applied it ...

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1. Look east at sunset on Jan. 30 to spot the near-full ...

As part of Juno’s extended mission, the spacecraft is making close encounters of Jupiter’s large Galilean moons after having spent most of its mission away from them. During future fly-bys of Io, Juno ...

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...

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

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these Butler 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 ...

A new international study co-led by Aix-Marseille University and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that the striking contrast in the water contents of Jupiter’s Galilean moons was ...

The full Snow Moon will make its appearance on Sunday, Feb. 1, and will reach peak illumination at 5:09 p.m. ET, according to Space.com. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the ...

Jupiter is not just the biggest planet by far, but is also the most unique one in several aspects. NASA has informed that the planet was created out of the little remains of dust and gas after the Sun ...