When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mercury and Jupiter will fit within the field of view of a pair of 10x50 binoculars (denoted by ...

Like an ambiguous game of telephone, messages get lost in translation when Mercury squares Jupiter, and no one’s quite sure what’s going on! Read between the lines, or swim in a sea of confusion! On ...

Early risers are in for a spectacular show next week, when Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a planetary lineup in the predawn sky on Sept. 1. Look above the eastern horizon in the hours preceding dawn ...