The new moon tonight turns the sky into a natural observatory, stripping away glare and letting Jupiter, Saturn and the ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be ...

Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky.

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photographer captures the aurora borealis during the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower in Hemnes, Norway, in January. Tommy ...

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

A Hubble Space Telescope portrait of Jupiter, captured in August 2019, shows the gas giant's cloud bands and storms in detail, including its iconic Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space ...

It’s the best time of the year to view the planet Jupiter and that’s because on Saturday, the gaseous giant will be in opposition. Opposition is when the Sun, Earth and the outer planet all line up, ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be observed. This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...