"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

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

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...

On January 23, skywatchers will witness a beautiful conjunction of Saturn and the Moon. During a conjunction, celestial bodies appear close together in the sky, although they are actually far apart in ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to ...

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...