Weather permitting, those of us in southern Idaho who wake up early this week may get the opportunity to view another incredible celestial event involving the planets Jupiter and Venus.
While not as rare as the 0.1 degree alignment between Jupiter and Saturn from 18 days ago, we still have the opportunity between Saturday (January 9) and Monday (January 11) to get another look at something remarkable taking place in the sky above us.
Ever since the Voyager probes imaged Jupiter's moons in exquisite detail in 1979, NASA has wanted to do a little ice fishing on Europa. Now it looks like they are going to get the chance.