Set an early alarm Aug. 12 to ensure you’ll enjoy a special celestial treat. The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be less than 1 degree apart in the eastern sky. One degree would be the ...

Venus and Jupiter are about to get up close and personal in our skies. The two planets – the brightest in our solar system – have been steadily approaching each other for the past several August ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Those who rise early — very early — on Monday, Aug. 12, will ...

Stargazers across California have the chance to see two planets in our solar system appear remarkably close together in August, coinciding with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. “[Jupiter and ...

Jupiter reaches opposition once a year, when Earth passes directly between it and the Sun, creating the best possible viewing ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, the Perseids meteor shower (typically the most impressive of the year) was washed out by a bright full Moon.

The ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which launched in April 2023, has completed another successful flyby aimed at boosting its speed ahead of a Jupiter orbital insertion sometime in 2031.

On the evening of February 28, 2026, skywatchers will be treated to a rare spectacle as at least six planets become visible shortly after sunset.

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth.

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

The Moon will reach perigee at 1:59 P.M. EDT, positioned 229,456 miles (369,274 km) from Earth. Mercury, with a magnitude of 1, will be visible 3° above the eastern horizon one hour before sunrise, ...