Wausau Pilot & Review Skywatchers have plenty to chase this week, from a fading comet in the evening and a brighter one ...

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been an invaluable tool for astronomers in unraveling the ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky as dusk slowly fades. It forms an eye-catching ...

Jupiter is about to steal the show, and it's as bright as ever, stargazers! On Jan. 10, the largest planet in our solar system will reach opposition, making its brightest, boldest, most magnificent ...

Astronomers using the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona have taken a close-up picture of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io that rivals similar photos taken from space. When you purchase through links on ...

January has kept sky-gazers busy with a steady stream of celestial events. We're less than 10 days into the year, and we've already had a supermoon, the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower and an ...

With just a small or medium-sized telescope, skygazers can easily observe planets. You’ll be surprised how much of our solar system you can see! And you don’t need a dark sky to view all of our solar ...

The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at sunset on March 26.

For the first time, scientists are seeing details near Jupiter that were once impossible to detect. Using advanced imaging technology, even objects a million times fainter than the planet can now be ...

The giant planet Jupiter is back in our evening sky this week. Fresh from its opposition with the sun on Jan. 10, it now lies as close to the Earth as it ever comes, and shines at its most brilliant.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Millions of revelers will ring in 2026 watching fireworks ...