On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a stand-in for the mythical “Christmas Star.”
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See Jupiter shining like the “Christmas Star” and catch a glimpse of the ISS — aka “Santa’s Sleigh” — in the early morning skies this Christmas Day.