Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, according to NASA. The largest planet in our solar system, the gas giant will be at opposition, meaning Earth is directly between ...

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Auroras are created when high-energy particles enter a planet’s atmosphere near its magnetic poles and collide with atoms or molecules of gas. On Earth, these are known as the northern lights (aurora ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

The cosmos never fails to deliver a spectacle, and the recent visit by Comet 3I/ATLAS was no exception. For a brief moment, ...

What do the clouds on Jupiter, dust storms on Mars and rainstorms on Titan all have in common? They look like they belong on Earth. As we venture through the universe, scientists are finding uncanny — ...

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A Hubble Space Telescope portrait of Jupiter, captured in August 2019, shows the gas giant's cloud bands and storms in detail, including its iconic Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space ...

Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

Stargazers across California have the chance to see two planets in our solar system appear remarkably close together in August, coinciding with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. “[Jupiter and ...