Venus will pass between Earth and the sun on Saturday during an inferior conjunction. This event, tough to spot without ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Venus is closer to Earth during its retrograde phase than any other time in its orbit—another reason this ... investigate your desires, relational patterns, and whether you’re getting enough ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

As Earth's ever-present celestial companion, the moon exerts a constant influence on our planet, and its disappearance would ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

The alignment is a line-of-sight effect, as Venus stands closer to Earth (0.29 astronomical unit [AU]; 1 AU is the average Earth-Sun distance), while Mercury is on the far side of its orbit (at 0. ...

The alignment will involve Mercury, Venus ... on Earth, the planets will form an arc, not a straight line. This is due to the ecliptic plane, the path along which the planets orbit the sun.

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.