Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

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On Tuesday morning, the thick waning crescent moon will lie between bright Jupiter and the twin stars of Gemini (Castor and Pollux). The bright star Procyon is nearby. On Wednesday morning, a slightly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...

Set an early alarm Aug. 12 to ensure you’ll enjoy a special celestial treat. The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be less than 1 degree apart in the eastern sky. One degree would be the ...