Jupiter will be making a close encounter for the first time in almost 60 years, with Australians able to see the gas giant up close at sunset, sunrise and through the night for the coming weeks.
If predictions are correct, there will be a spectacular meteor storm at the end of this month. So, where on Earth is the best place to see the Tau Herculids if they happen at all?
NASA's announcement that it wanted to target Uranus with a probe was a comedian's field day, but planetary scientists are over the moon our seventh planet is finally getting its day in the sun.