Jupiter and Mars will appear to make ultraclose approaches to the moon on two nights this week. Here's how to get the best ...

A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new ...

so named because Galileo Galilei was the first to observe them through his crude telescope in 1610. On this particular night, all four moons will be in view. Flanking Jupiter on one side ...

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

On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter ... able to see Neptune’s largest moon, Triton. However, Triton will not be visible through most backyard telescopes. Neptune rises between ...

Want to focus your stargazing on our cosmic neighbors, from Mars through to distant Neptune? Then you will need a suitable telescope ... Mars and Jupiter appear close to the moon this February ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles ... (your clenched fist held at arm's length measures 10 degrees; so, the moon and Jupiter will appear roughly half a fist apart). TOP TELESCOPE PICK: Want ...