Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...

Venus has long been dismissed as a hellish world — crushing pressure, sulfuric acid clouds, and temperatures hot enough to ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

February holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky. See what's happening in the skies over North Texas this ...

A newly tracked asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, triggering bright flashes, lunar debris, and rare meteor storms on ...

Venus gets called Earth’s twin because of how similar the two planets are in size and structure, but that’s where […] ...

Scientists trekked across Icelandic lava flows that served as stand-ins for Venus’s volcanic landscapes, testing tools and ...

Japan has quietly closed the book on Akatsuki, a spacecraft that spent more time around Venus than anyone first expected. The Japan Aerospace Explorat.

Auroras are not just on Earth. NASA has detected glowing northern and southern lights on Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and other ...