Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are easy to see in the night sky, but few skywatchers have ticked Mercury off their planetary bucket list. That may change on Tuesday, Nov. 25, when early risers (or late ...

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Clouds on Venus race across the sky at speeds of more than 100 meters per second, driven by incompletely understood atmospheric dynamics. Credit: Kevin M. Gill. Imagine storms fiercer than the ...

Ask any older woman about Fridays, and she’ll quietly say, “Aaj Shukrawar hai, thoda saj-dhaj ke raho.” In traditional astrology, Friday is linked to Venus (Shukra), the planet of love, beauty, ...

On November 18, observers are advised to look for Leonid meteors in the morning. Also on November 18, bright Venus (magnitude –3.9) will appear approximately 0.8° to the left of the 2.8 magnitude star ...

Astronomers once thought Venus might be Earth’s twin, but the reality is far more brutal. With a surface hot enough to melt lead, crushing atmospheric pressure, and clouds of sulfuric acid, Venus is a ...