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Jupiter reaches its biggest and brightest in nearly 60 years.
In 2022, Jupiter reaches opposition — the point in its orbit opposite the Sun as seen from Earth — on Sept. 26. It’s also the giant planet’s closest approach to Earth since October 1963. On the 26th, Jupiter will blaze at magnitude –2.9, making it the brightest starlike object until Venus rises shortly before sunrise.
Learning About Constellations.
Galileo attempted to make sense of the world around us by naming the stars, organizing them into constellations.
Ready to Learn About Newly Discovered Planets?
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a group of 65 newly discovered exoplanets has increased the total number of confirmed exoplanets to just over 5,000.
“Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.”
— Christa McAuliffe
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