Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric ...

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Jupiter is one of the brightest celestial bodies in the night sky, visible almost the entire year, only losing some visibility when the sun brightness gets in the way of our vantage point. But now the ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on the gas giant—so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly ...

On Jan. 10, Jupiter will shine at its brightest and largest in 2026, rising at sunset and glowing in the sky until sunrise The gas giant will reach a magnitude of -2.7, making it the fourth brightest ...

Jupiter draws into alignment with the sun and Earth tonight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

Panda-monium is headed to The City Beautiful as Panda Fest, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Asian food and culture festivals, kicks off its year with an Orlando debut next month. Founded by ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, the point in its orbit where the planet is opposite the sun in our sky. This brings the gas giant to its closest of the year, making it bright and easy to spot in the ...

Saturday's clouds have cleared to reveal another full moon, the final of four supermoons beginning in October. We won't see another supermoon until November 2026. Full wolf supermoon around 9:30 pm ...

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a “super-Jupiter” has substantial differences from our solar system’s ...

In 2004, artists made 150 panda statues that were scattered across DC as part of PandaMania, a public art project that captured the city’s imagination. Where did they all go? DC resident Hector Biaggi ...