We’re also following Pro-Palestinian protests at UNC-Chapel Hill, when we could see our first 90-degree day of the year, and a preview of the new Dueling Dinosaur exhibit before its grand opening tomorrow. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 7: 6-month-old infant shot, 1 killed. What we’re learning about more victims

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig at Raleigh science museum opens this weekend

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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Jupiter Coverage

The European Space Agency's preparing the launch of the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission is set to launch Friday morning to study Callisto, Europa and a first ever orbit of Ganymede

JUICE mission to launch study of oceans beneath Jupiter's icy moons

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (Juice) mission

Venus and Jupiter will pass within about half a degree in the western sky after dusk on Wednesday,  This won't happen again until 2032.

Look for Venus alongside Jupiter tonight

Jupiter-Venus conjunction

Beginning Christmas Eve through the first week of the new year, the Moon will pass each of the five visible planets.

Look up for a lunar tour of the planets beginning Christmas Eve

5 visible planest Christmas Eve 2022

Jupiter is easy to spot in the evening sky as it draws its closest since 1963.  It wont be closer for another 4353 years. Look to the east after sunrise for what looks like a bright star

Jupiter is at its brightest and closest in 59 years

Jupiter

The Moon has been sliding toward Saturn and Jupiter all week, look for it between these outer planets around 10 p.m. on Friday night

Look for the Moon to point out Jupiter and Saturn Friday night

Jupiter, the Moon and Saturn

Rainbow auroras, giant storms and far-off galaxies are all on display in the latest images of Jupiter from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Even scientists didn't expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good

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Jupiter shines bright this week, alongside Saturn, as the Moon visits ahead the full Sturgeon Blue Moon this weekend.

Jupiter at its brightest of the year

Jupiter shines brighly this week as it reaches oppoistion

Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are visible low on the eastern horizon before dawn.

Look up for a trio of planets

Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn lineup, March 11, 2021

On December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer than anyone has seen since the 11th century. Here's how to see it and what conjunctions have in common with NASCAR.

'Great Conjunction' seen for first time in 800 years

Oct. 5 is International Observe the Moon Night. Amy Sayle of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center talks with meteorologist Peta Sheerwood about different phases of the moon.

Carolina Skies: Phases of the moon

This is a great week to see Jupiter. Because the largest planet in our Solar System will be at its biggest and brightest.