Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb called on NASA to send its Juno probe after interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. This Congressperson ...

The plot of the movie Independence Day could soon become reality—as early as this November. According to Harvard astronomer ...

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting one of three stars in the stellar system ...

On December 6, Earth will reach its closest approach with Jupiter this year, at a distance of 380 million miles. It’s the perfect opportunity for amateur astronomers to see the gas giant up ...

NASA scientists say the new planet orbits in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star in the Alpha Centauri stellar system - and ...

Jupiter's four Galilean moons will line up in front of Jupiter in the early morning sky on Aug. 8. The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up ...

The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night of April 29 as it draws near to the large planet and will make its closest visual approach to Jupiter for the year as it passes over ...

On Friday, Dec. 6, Jupiter will reach a distance of 380 million miles from our planet, its closest point if the year. That’s still pretty far, though: It’s equivalent to more than 15,260 trips ...

In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point of interest on Jupiter's moon Io. For example, one X user posted ...