The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window ...

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Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, takes just a few days to reach with a direct approach, as seen in Apollo ...

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency's ...

flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March 1), NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will fly past Mars ...

Where do meteorites come from? Most are from the asteroid belt, a jumble of rocks between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They range in size from nearly 1000 kilometres across, to microscopic dust ...

Mars and Jupiter ... Uranus, located near Jupiter, and Neptune, positioned between Saturn and Jupiter, will require binoculars or a telescope for observation. Tips for Observing the Planetary ...

A rare celestial event featuring seven planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—aligning along the ecliptic will be visible in 2025. The alignment starts on February ...

Uranus will be faint, sitting between Venus and Jupiter, while Mars will have a distinct orange glow over in the east, near the stars of Gemini. All together, it’ll feel like a celestial parade ...

Also easy to spot will be the noticeably red Mars and massive Jupiter, both of which are relatively close to the famous Orion constellation. Mercury will be "just visible where the Sun is setting ...