Jupiter
Starwatch: another moon cruise past Jupiter and Saturn
Low in the south, the planets are slowly moving apart following December’s great conjunction
Stuart Clark
19, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
Scotland’s first female astronomer royal looks to open the universe to all
Renowned astrophysicist Prof Catherine Heymans hopes to broaden the appeal of her white male-dominated field
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
13, Jun, 2021 @2:10 PM
Europe’s Jupiter spacecraft enters crucial testing phase
Critical sequence of tests begins in space simulator to prepare Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer for its journey to the great gas giant
Stuart Clark
14, May, 2021 @5:00 AM
Starwatch: Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury line up with moon
Grouping spans length of Capricornus, helping to mark out faint shape of the goat constellation
Stuart Clark
08, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM
Astrology is definitely not written in the stars | Letter
Letters: We need to follow rationality and logic, not hocus-pocus, says John Zarnecki
Letters
23, Dec, 2020 @5:09 PM
Clouds spoil UK's view of Saturn and Jupiter's 'great conjunction'
Two planets appeared closest to each other in the night sky for almost 400 years
Sarah Marsh
21, Dec, 2020 @6:57 PM
How to see the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the winter solstice
The last time the planets were this close from our viewpoint on Earth was almost 400 years ago
Stuart Clark
21, Dec, 2020 @2:22 PM
The 'great conjunction' kicks off a new astrological epoch. So what now? | Emily Segal
The apparent meeting of Jupiter and Saturn in the skies – known as the ‘great conjunction’ – marks the birth of a new astrological epoch
Emily Segal
21, Dec, 2020 @11:15 AM
How to watch the Jupiter and Saturn 'great conjunction' on winter solstice
On 21 December, the planets will align, appearing closer than they have since the middle ages, in what is being called a ‘Christmas kiss’
Helen Sullivan
21, Dec, 2020 @10:52 AM
Jupiter and Saturn meet in closest ‘great conjunction’ since 1623
Astronomers gear up to watch solar system’s two largest planets side by side in night sky
Ian Sample Science editor
18, Dec, 2020 @10:14 AM
Starwatch: 'Christmas star' is the closest great conjunction in almost 400 years
The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn will soon align so closely in the south-western sky they may appear as one
Stuart Clark
14, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
The search for life – from Venus to the outer solar system
While the discovery of the normally microbe-produced phosphine on our toxic neighbour is astonishing, other candidates for life are more promising
Robin McKie
20, Sep, 2020 @6:06 AM
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