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Around Dec. 14, Jupiter will be visible in the night sky between the nearly full moon and a reddish-orange star called Aldebaran, which shines brightest in the Taurus constellation and can be seen ...
In modern times, numerous impact events on Jupiter have been observed, the most significant of which was the collision of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1994. Jupiter is the most massive planet in the Solar System and thus has a vast sphere of gravitational influence, the region of space where an asteroid capture can take place under favorable ...
The imaging of the night–side hemisphere of Jupiter by Galileo and Cassini spacecraft revealed regular light flashes in Jovian belts and near the locations of the westward jets, particularly at 51°N, 56°S and 14°S latitudes. [124] On Jupiter lightning strikes are on average a few times more powerful than those on Earth.
Jupiter is usually the fourth-brightest object in the sky (after the Sun, the Moon, and Venus), [102] although at opposition Mars can appear brighter than Jupiter. Depending on Jupiter's position with respect to the Earth, it can vary in visual magnitude from as bright as −2.94 at opposition down to −1.66 during conjunction with the Sun ...
Jupiter blazes bright in October's night sky. Here's how to spot the unusually close approach, by eye or small telescope.
The largest planet in the solar system will take center stage in the night sky this week as it appears brighter than any other point in 2021, making it a great opportunity to spot the planet ...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is an elliptical shaped anticyclone, occurring at 22 degrees below the equator, in Jupiter's southern hemisphere. [39] The largest anticyclonic storm (~16,000 km) in our solar system, little is known about its internal depth and structure. [ 40 ]
Jupiter passes its neighbor Saturn in their respective laps around the sun every 20 years. Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have ...