Jupiter and Saturn, our solar system's two largest planets, were visibly closer together on Monday night than they have been in 800 years — marking an extremely rare celestial event known as the ...

Jupiter and Saturn will be so close today that they will appear to form a "double planet." Such a spectacular great conjunction, as the planetary alignment has come to be known, hasn't occurred in ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- In a year when "social distancing" has become the norm, how ironic that we will be celebrating something called the "Great Conjunction." While we Earthlings stay at a safe distance ...

This holiday season, the most special thing to see in the sky won’t be flying reindeer pulling a sleigh, but rather a rare celestial rendezvous—a cosmic gift of sorts, many lifetimes in the making. On ...

(NEXSTAR) – If you got a kick out of watching Jupiter and Saturn cozy up last month in what some called the “Christmas Star” may want to look outside this weekend a little after sundown. From Jan.

Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, came closer together than they have been in 400 years on Monday. This great conjunction made a bright splash in the night sky and was ...