How to see all 7 planets align in a rare night-sky parade
Seven planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.
Jupiter
NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplanetary spacecraft ever to investigate.
How to see the year's best meteor shower this weekend, with fireballs, colorful trails, and a Jupiter-Mars conjunction
The Perseids can be the best meteor shower of the year, thanks to bright fireballs and long colorful trails. US states may also get northern lights.
Florida condo owners are stuck in a 'train wreck' as prices drop and mounting insurance rates scare away buyers
Rising insurance costs and HOA fees related to extreme weather events are driving up ownership costs of Florida condos. Owners want to sell, but buyers are scared off.
Jupiter's moon Europa generates enough oxygen to keep a million people alive for a day, NASA says
NASA's Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's moon Europa generates less oxygen than thought, which narrows the odds its oceans support life.
45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.
Voyager 1 captured Jupiter as nobody had ever seen it before. Now, 45 years later, NASA's Juno spacecraft is capturing even more stunning photos.
12 years after NASA launched its Juno mission to Jupiter, these are its most stunning images of the gas giant
Twelve years later, NASA's Juno spacecraft has zipped past Jupiter's poles, watched its Great Red Spot churn, and visited its largest moon, Ganymede.
New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanoes that dwarf anything on Earth
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew extremely close to Jupiter's eruptive moon Io and took some stunning photos of the world's volcanic activity in action.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope breaks another record, discovering the smallest star-like object astronomers have ever seen
NASA's Webb telescope was able to spot an object, the smallest of its kind, from 1,000 light years away.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers Jupiter has a jet stream whipping around the planet at 320 mph, twice as fast as Earth's fiercest hurricanes
NASA scientists have discovered a 3,000-mile-wide jet stream around Jupiter's equator, thanks to the powerful James Webb Space Telescope.
An amateur astronomer caught one of the brightest fireballs ever seen on Jupiter. Watch the rare video footage.
An asteroid or comet smacked Jupiter on camera. Only a few impacts this big and bright have ever been recorded on the planet. Here's how they compare.
NASA's Voyager probes have been traveling through space for nearly 46 years. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their incredible mission.
NASA is working to extend Voyager 1 and 2's lifespan. But as the probes near the end of their scientific mission, here are 18 of their iconic pictures.
27 jaw-dropping images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show its first year peering into the cosmos
Images from NASA's impressive James Webb Space Telescope are changing the way we see the universe — and this is just year one.
5 planets will align this week. Here's when, where, and how to see the alignment of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mercury.
The rare planetary parade of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mercury will appear in a line beside the sun.
Astronomers spot a sneak peek of Earth's death — a star swallowing a planet whole — for the first time
Telescopes saw into our future when they spotted a burst of light from a distant star. It was gulping down a planet, leaving only dust behind.
When, where, and how to see the rare alignment of 5 planets in the night sky this month
A rare planetary alignment is happening March 25-28. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus will be visible in the night sky in an arc formation.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is so powerful it discovered sand storms on a planet 235 trillion miles away
NASA's Webb telescope peered at clouds on the distant "super Jupiter" planet, and detected tiny sand-like particles that create a hot, rocky mist.
How to see the Jupiter-Venus conjunction shining bright enough for the naked eye on Thursday night
Venus and Jupiter are brighter than all the stars. Tonight is your last chance to see them appear side-by-side in the night sky in 2023.
Mesmerizing new NASA image shows the lava on one of Jupiter's moons that helps form the massive planet's auroras
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped an infrared picture of Jupiter's moon Io, which is home to hundreds of volcanoes.
Jupiter's aurora triggered a planet-wide heat wave, a map animation reveals, solving a mystery that's puzzled scientists
A heat wave on Jupiter helped astronomers solve the planet's "energy crisis" mystery. Watch the video of an aurora heating the planet.