Jupiter appears three times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, and is the most luminous "star" in the sky after Venus, inviting inspection the moment you set up a telescope.

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On March 2, the two planets will still be close each other, but Venus will be northwest of where Jupiter appears in the sky. If you miss the conjunction, Jupiter and Venus will still be viewable ...

“Outside of the Moon, it should be one of the [if not the] brightest objects in the night sky.” Jupiter has 53 named moons, but scientists believe that 79 moons have been detected in total.

[Video: Jupiter Reigns in February's Night Sky] Jupiter reaches its highest point in the sky — transiting the meridian, as the astronomers would say — around 9:30 p.m. local time.

Jupiter shines above the crescent moon in the western night sky on Saturday, May 23, 2015, with brilliant Venus visible to the lower right as shown in this sky map showing their locations at 10 p ...

Jupiter and Venus conjunction was first visible in the western sky above the horizon around 6:58 pm ET, according to NASA. "By looking west, viewers should be able to see Jupiter on the left and ...

Jupiter will be one of the most brilliant natural objects, if not the most, in the night sky. On Sunday, Jupiter will reach its closest distance to Earth in 59 years at around 367 million miles.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century. Astronomers say so-called ...

Jupiter will be easy to spot, rising in the southeast shortly after sunset, slowly tracking across the southern sky and eventually setting in the southwest. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New ...