As we make the transition from July into August, Venus has finally begun climbing up out of the sunset glow in earnest and is now about to reclaim its role as the brilliant Evening Star.

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the +0.6-magnitude planet is low in the west-northwest and sets during twilight about 1.5 ...

Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s bright enough to be visible in a clear blue daytime sky if you know where to look.

Skywatchers will see the bright planet Venus appear about three degrees above the orangey star Aldebaran while the glittering ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial ...

Venus is still shining brightly in the early morning sky. Go out at 5 a.m. and face due east and unless it’s completely overcast, our neighbor will be impossible to miss. And if you have a look this ...

There’s a possibility to view Venus in the night sky, maybe even multiple times, during September 2024.

The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station ...