Happy International Year of Astronomy! Capitalizing on the fact that 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s earliest telescopic forays into the night sky, the International Astronomical Union ...

Observing the phases of Venus helped Galileo conclude that planets in our solar system orbit the sun, not the Earth. Credit: Creators.com illustration Ask your friends and neighbors, and most will ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Venus in the dawn sky as a 'morning star' in September 2023 as seen from Strathmore, Alberta, ...

If you’re wondering what the bright white “star” in the east is in the predawn sky this week then wonder no more—it’s Venus in its new apparition as the “Morning Star.” This Tuesday, Sept. 19 the ...

It’s hard to miss the planet Venus. Unless the moon is up, this second planet from the sun can be the brightest object in the night sky. Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s ...

If you’ve ventured outside after sunset recently and happened to glance to the west, you may have noticed an astonishingly bright “star” glaring down on you, seemingly hovering in the sky. Is it 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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon ...