Now that Jupiter's up in the east by 9 o'clock local time, we have lots of opportunities to observe it before bedtime. That's good because the Jupiter system is currently edge-on to the Earth and Sun, ...

Venus and Jupiter exhibit a close planetary conjunction in the pre-dawn eastern sky during early August. The apparent angular separation between the two planets decreases progressively from 5.5° on ...

Look up at the sky this week and you'll see Mars and Jupiter in a tight lineup not seen for years. On Wednesday, the two planets will be at their closest proximity to each other from Earth's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This month, it's all about Venus and Jupiter. Over the next ...