You can see all of them from after sunset into dusk. For months, the planets have been putting on a show in the night sky. While Uranus and Neptune require a telescope to be seen, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus … Read More
Jupiter, famous for its iconic Great Red Spot, harbors another atmospheric enigma: enormous, Earth-sized dark ovals at its poles. These mysterious features appear and vanish seemingly at random, visible only in ultraviolet light. Scientists believe the ovals may result from … Read More
Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has just added 12 new moons to its collection, bringing its total number of moons to 92 and solidifying its position as the planet with the most moons. The discovery of these … Read More
Jupiter will reach opposition on September 26 or 27, depending on your timezone. This means that it is directly opposite the Sun from our vantage point, rising near sunset and setting near sunrise. This alone makes it an excellent time … Read More
On July 5, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter, observing the complex colors and structure of the giant planet’s clouds. Björn Jónsson, a citizen scientist, created these two images using raw data from the JunoCam … Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers’ new eye in the sky, has already captured images of the most distant galaxies ever seen. Now, NASA’s powerful infrared observatory is providing breathtaking views of our own cosmic neighborhood in snapshots released on … Read More