Jupiter will be at its brightest and most visible in the night sky on Saturday ... it rises just after dark in the eastern sky. Some are even calling it a “Christmas star,” a name that ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. Stars can be seen in the night sky. When Jupiter is ...

Both Jupiter and Venus, along with Mars, are visible now in the night skies. At peak brightness about two weeks ago, the Christmas Star — Venus ... illuminates the dark side of the Moon.

Stars can be seen in the night sky. Picture Alliance/DPA via Getty Images The "Christmas Star" may have historically been when Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn or ...