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How to watch the celestial triple conjunction of 2021
It's an intergalactic ménage à trois that doesn't involve Uranus. Thought the 2020 "double planet" was impressive? This weekend, stargazers can witness Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn share the sky as...
How to watch Jupiter and Saturn form a 'Christmas Star' tonight
Mother nature is celebrating the winter solstice with a rare meeting of the Milky Way's two biggest planets.
Rare 'Christmas star' to light up sky for winter solstice
Star of wonder, star of night. As Christmas approaches, sky gazers will be treated to a celestial wonder that hasn't been seen so clearly since 1226 — a "Christmas star."...
Jupiter and Saturn entering rare 'double planet' alignment
For the first time in 800 years, earthlings will be able to see the Milky Way's two biggest planets so close together it'll look like they're touching.
One of best places to look for life in solar system erupting with water: scientists unsure
One of the best spots to look for life, NASA is slated to explore Jupiter's moon Europa in the next 10 years. A new study, however, notes the water plumes that are erupting from the...
Stunning new Jupiter photo shows 9,800-mile mega storm bigger than Earth
NASA has revealed a stunning photo of Jupiter showing its 9,800 mile Great Red Spot along with a brand new storm. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a close up image...
New Hubble photo captures Jupiter's storms and its moon, Europa
Details of Jupiter's fierce storms are on full display in a new Hubble Space Telescope photograph — along with the planet's potentially life-supporting moon, Europa. The new space image, captured...
Ocean on Jupiter's moon 'could be habitable,' researchers say
With NASA slated to explore Jupiter's moon Europa sometime in the next decade, researchers are increasingly confident that the ocean on the celestial satellite "could be habitable." Speaking at the...
Alien life may be lurking in Earth-like ocean on nearby Jupiter moon: NASA
NASA scientists have admitted that Jupiter's moon Europa could potentially support life. The team created a new model to show the moon is likely to have subsurface oceans under its...
Jupiter could have easily become a star, and Earth would have been doomed
Our solar system is packed with a variety of planets, and we know more about some of them than we do others. Earth, of course, we know the most about,...
Mysterious 'continuously active' object discovered in Jupiter's orbit
A mysterious "continuously active" object known as a "Trojan asteroid" has been discovered in Jupiter's orbit, making it the first known object like it. The object, known as 2019 LD2,...
Astronomers piece together new 'lucky' image of Jupiter
An incredible image of glowing Jupiter has been produced by astronomers using a "lucky imaging" technique. The shot is one of the sharpest observations of the huge planet ever captured...
Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot is shrinking
Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) has fascinated researchers for nearly 200 years, having been continuously observed since 1830. A new study suggests that the clouds are shrinking, but not in...
New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth
Jupiter is being accused of actively flinging dangerous objects into the inner solar system that could impact Earth. Some space experts believe the huge planet protects Earth from comets and...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot isn't dying after all, scientist says
"I don't think its fortunes were ever bad," the University of California, Berkely professor said. "It's more like Mark Twain's comment: The reports about its death have been greatly exaggerated."
Scientist says NASA mission could find life on Jupiter's moon
NASA is slated to explore Jupiter's moon Europa in the next 10 years, but a scientist working on the project believes there's a chance the mission could discover life on...
NASA takes photo of Earth-size black 'spot' on Jupiter
NASA has captured stunning images of Jupiter pictured with an Earth-size black spot on its surface. It's actually an enormous shadow from an eclipse caused by Jupiter's moon Io passing...
Massive volcano on one of Jupiter’s moons could erupt imminently, scientists say
Researchers say that one such volcano — the massive 125-mile-wide Loki Patera on Jupiter’s moon Io — is on the edge of eruption.
Baby Jupiter was likely slammed by planet 4.5 billion years ago
Jupiter has long been hailed as the mighty “king of planets” thanks to its massive size compared to most of the other planets in our solar system. It’s huge and...
Epstein's death stinks and other commentary
From the right: Epstein’s Death Stinks Usually, the simplest explanation for a mysterious event is the most likely to be true. But “not so” when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein’s...