Jupiter
Earth May Be “Hairy” with Dark Matter
I'm losing mine, but the Solar System may be way hairier than we ever thought, with thick crops of filamentary dark matter…
Protecting Juno’s Heart
Each new probe we launch into space follows a finely-tuned, predetermined trajectory that opens up a new avenue of understanding…
Stunning Planetary Trio Pictures from Around the World
Have you seen the views in the morning skies this week, with three planets huddling together at dawn? Just one…
Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?
Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…
Hubble Sees Changes in Jupiter’s Red Spot, a Weird Wisp and Rare Waves
Jupiter global map created from still images from the Hubble Space Telescope It's been widely reported, including at Universe Today, that…
Guide to October’s Conjunction Mania, See Venus in Daylight
Tomorrow morning might be a good time to call for extra celestial traffic control. A slip of a crescent Moon will join…
Mars Meets the King of the Beasts
I was up before dawn today hoping to find the returning comet 205P/Giacobini and a faint new supernova in the…
The Planet Jupiter
Jupiter is the 5th planet in the Solar System, and the largest by far, easily visible in the night sky…
Moonspotting-A Guide to Observing the Moons of the Solar System
Like splitting double stars, hunting for the faint lesser known moons of the solar system offers a supreme challenge for…