Because Venus lies inside Earth’s orbit around the sun, viewing it through a telescope or binoculars can show different phases of the planet. During April, the phase is closer to “full” or a gibbous ...

Just as the Perseid meteor shower approaches its peak, two luminous planets are getting in on the night-sky action. If you want to see the conjunction, you'll have to either stay out late or get up ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Saturday in a rare celestial event known as an inferior conjunction. However, the phenomenon will be extremely difficult to see without specialised ...

Venus is currently observable in the early-morning eastern sky, rising around 5 A.M. local daylight time, positioned initially in far eastern Leo before transitioning into western Virgo. Exhibiting a ...

Just as the Perseid meteor shower approaches its peak, two luminous planets are getting in on the night-sky action. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky, will meet in a conjunction ...