The Perseids will peak overnight, followed by bright Jupiter and Venus at their closest on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 12.

"The James Webb Space Telescope has given us some infrared images of the aurora, but Juno is the first spacecraft in a polar ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August conjunction.

Jupiter and Venus are two of the brightest objects in the night sky. When you know where to look, it is very easy to spot ...

Since I’m a meteorologist, not an astronomer, some of the night sky happenings aren’t always at the tip of my knowledge base. This morning, when I got up and looked east, I noticed Venus brilliantly ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has made multiple observations of exoplanet WASP-121 b, also known as Tylos. The extreme ...

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The Perseid meteor shower is caused by the Earth traveling through the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle. The ...

Grab binoculars for the best view. If you’re an early riser, Jupiter should definitely be on your August observation list. The gas giant rises shortly before 4 a.m. local daylight time on Aug. 1.

Jupiter’s extreme pressure, frigid temperatures, and deadly storms make survival for humans impossible even for a second.