In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out before sunrise and face east. There, you’ll ...

A trio of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Université de Lyon, and Arizona State University, respectively ...

In 2021, scientists at Arizona State University, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of California, ...

In February 2025, a stunning planetary alignment–also known as the planet parade–allowed observers to see seven planets in ...

the Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy, or VERITAS, spacecraft will be busy mapping the planet’s surface from orbit. Those images, plus detailed information ...

Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for those with a clear view of the horizon, Mercury can be observed hanging low and bright in the cosmos. This planet parade — when planets ...

Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth — meaning their orbits are closer to the sun, according to NASA — they create inferior conjunctions when swinging between ...

Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. But glimpsing all seven won't be easy, astronomers say. While the seven planets will all be above the ...

Venus reached its maximum brightness on Valentine's Day this year, creating a luminous spectacle in the sky over St. Petersburg, Russia. Huge Iron Age hoard could alter understanding of ancient ...

Can you see Venus with the naked eye? Yes, you can see Venus without a telescope; it shines like a beacon. According to NASA, Venus is the third ... facts about our second closest planet to ...