These two next weeks offer all but one of the planets in lovely view at nightfall. Fred Schaaf goes step by step through the ...

February’s night sky gives us the bright trio of Mars, Jupiter and Venus, according to NASA skywatch experts. “Venus blazes ...

Whether you're an experienced astronomer or simply enjoy gazing at the night sky, this January offers a rare opportunity to witness a dazzling array of planets.

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Why is Venus so different? Several scientific instruments are to explore our neighboring planet. ESA has now awarded the ...

While planets circle the sun in what's called and heliocentric orbit, they rarely fall together in what appears to the human ...

Venus orbits the sun every 225 days, compared with Earth's 365-day orbit. Those orbital periods combine to create an eight-year cycle in which Venus appears to orbit the sun 13 times, as seen from ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

From Earth’s point of view, Venus disappeared behind the sun in March and has since been gradually re-emerging from its glare. Earth takes 365 days to orbit the sun, but Venus only 227.

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

The other, Persephone, is named after Demeter's daughter, whom Venus' Greek equivalent had taken away to the underworld. It is left at a higher orbit and responsible for transmitting the data ...

On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft from it's Earth Orbit parking space just ... explore Earth’s sister planet, Venus. Venera 5 successfully entered ...