Jupiter
By Jove: Jupiter Reaches Opposition on February 6th
Did you see the brilliant Full Snow Moon rising last night? Then you might’ve also noticed a bright nearby ‘star’.…
Jupiter and the Full Snow Moon Come Together In a Beautiful Conjunction Tonight
The Full Moon celebrates Jupiter's coming opposition by accompanying the bright planet in a beautiful conjunction tonight. Even last night Jupiter and…
Rare Triple Transit! There’ll be 3 Moon Shadows on Jupiter on January 24th, 2015
Play the skywatching game long enough, and anything can happen. Well, nearly anything. One of the more unique clockwork events…
Robots Exploring Alien Volcanoes? NASA Lab Hopes To Get There One Day
We've seen volcanoes or geysers erupting on the moons of Io and Enceladus. Volcanic remnants remain on Mars and the…
Will You Float Away on Jan. 4th? Nope!
When I first heard we were all going to float in the air at 9:47 a.m. PST on January 4th,…
Where Did Europa’s Water Geyser Go? Hubble Double-Checking Its Work
It was about this time last year that Europa really began to excite us again. Following a sci-fi movie about…
Marvelous Moondance: Jupiter Satellites Caught Eclipsing And Transiting
On Christmas Eve, as millions upon millions of people focused on wrapping gifts and getting ready for the holidays, an…
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The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015
Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud…
Swirly Southern Picture Of Jupiter Makes Us Want To Visit Right Now
Gimme a rocketship - we want to see what those bands are made of! This is a strange view of…
Europa Life: Could ‘Extreme Shrimp’ Point To Microbes On That Moon?
For all of the talk about aliens that we see in science fiction, the reality is in our Solar System,…