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The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.
The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up next to the "King of the Planets" as it voyages through the stars of the constellation Gemini.
Instead, scientists are looking into existing spacecraft already in orbit around other planets. Harvard Professor Avi Loeb ...
The plot of the movie Independence Day could soon become reality—as early as this November. According to Harvard astronomer ...
From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. ...
One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant ...
From the sturgeon moon to the Perseid meteor shower, those looking for some summer stargazing will want to mark these dates ...
One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...
A smudge of light spotted by the James Webb telescope near Alpha Centauri A could be the planet with the tightest orbit ever ...