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Look up! Jupiter is getting brighter en route to its closest distance from Earth since 1951

Solar system’s largest planet has become noticeably brighter and more prominent in recent weeks

This August 2020 image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. It will be 366 million miles from earth on Sept. 26, the closest it's been since 1951. The solar system's largest planet has been growing in brightness in recent weeks. (NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon, M. via AP)
This August 2020 image captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. It will be 366 million miles from earth on Sept. 26, the closest it’s been since 1951. The solar system’s largest planet has been growing in brightness in recent weeks. (NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon, M. via AP)
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