Earth overtakes Jupiter on Jan. 5, when it glides directly between the planet and the sun. At that time Jupiter is at a point called opposition, when it will be opposite the sun in the sky and ...

By the time March gets underway, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune will have drifted too close to the sun to be readily visible with Venus not far behind, leaving Jupiter, Mars and Uranus to populate ...

A parade of planets will be visible to skywatchers around the globe through the rest of this month and into February. At least four planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn — should be ...

“It will take us eight years to get to Jupiter because we need to gain energy,” said Accomazzo. “Our launcher can put us on an orbit that goes around the Sun, but that’s not enough to ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

"Jupiter is bright. Venus is spectacular." In late February, as Saturn and Neptune descend into the glare of the sun, Mercury will rise above the nighttime horizon. So you can see every planet in ...

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to ... That's when a planet and the sun are directly opposite each other with Earth in between. This celestial event ...