Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

If you've spotted an intensely bright "star" shortly after sunset in the southwestern sky, you're actually seeing Venus—the second planet from the sun and our closest planetary neighbor.

Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...

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Watch Saturn and Venus gets closer each night this week ... It happens every 26 months as Earth passes the red planet on the inside, as both planets orbit the sun, making Mars appear to be at ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn ... Mars will disappear on January 13 as the moon moves in front of the Red Planet in our skies, in what is known as an "occultation." Stock image of Mars (main ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...

The alignment between Venus and Saturn is just one act of January's "planet parade," in which viewers can also expect to see other showrunners like Mars and Jupiter. For more skywatching events ...