About to be a bit closer and brighter than normal is Jupiter, the gas giant and largest planet in our solar system. It is named after the Roman god of the sky, who ruled over the entire world with his terrifying thunderbolt.
Jupiter will be the closest to Earth of the year on Friday, December 6, when it is 380 million miles away. However, that’s still quite a distance: It is equal to more than 15,260 circumnavigations of the Earth’s equator. Additionally, it’s not as near as it could be: Jupiter passed close 367 million miles of Earth in 2022 and 1963.
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