Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday 6The bright star Sirius dominates the southern sky late this ...

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

“Textbooks will need to be updated,” study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, said in a statement. “The size of Jupiter hasn’t changed, of ...

Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that could have a big impact on how scientists model the mysterious ...

"Textbooks will need to be updated," study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...

Sunrise and sunset • Sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m. on the 28th Moon’s phases • Full “Snow Moon” on the 1st • New moon on ...

The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, when hearing about the invention of the telescope in 1608, decided to make his own ...

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1. Look east at sunset on Jan. 30 to spot the near-full ...

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...

In the course of his life, Galileo clashed with other philosophers and religious figures who were committed to the geocentric ...

Weather permitting, the International Space Station will be making a few visible evening passes across Santa Barbara’s skies ...

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.