With a little planning, you can easily find Jupiter in the night sky and enjoy its beauty. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and it is also one of the brightest objects in the ...

Jupiter blazes at magnitude –2.4 ... Sunrise: 6:52 A.M. Sunset: 6:49 P.M. Moonrise: 12:32 A.M. Moonset: 4:17 P.M. With no ...

O'Donoghue pays a visit to NCPR's morning news show, Northern Light, to guide us through what to look for in the morning and ...

it will be in conjunction with Jupiter and Mars in the east-northeast sky. In the very early hours of today—just after midnight—a half-lit moon will rise in the eastern sky close to the night ...

Celebrate a Harvest Moon lunar eclipse and an occultation of the planet Saturn, just days before Neptune reaches opposition.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

A triple dose of celestial wonder is in the stars this week as Jupiter, Mars and the moon line up for a rare captivating display in the night sky. Called a triple conjunction, this astronomical ...

Jupiter gleams brilliantly against the stars ... to the sun in the sky early in the month and as a result is in the night sky all night long. Ironically, the most difficult planet to sight this ...

A good pair of binoculars can suffice for a closer look, although a small telescope will reveal even more intricate details ...

Light pollution, particularly in heavily built up areas, can prevent people from viewing the night sky properly. Less ...

As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a fleeting shadow will be cast on the planet's only natural satellite on ...