On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the ...

With a telescope, you'll be able to see Venus appear to grow as it gets closer to Earth. In fact, during the planet's dichotomy, the size of Venus' disk will increase by about 60% between Jan. 12 ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Why is Venus so different? Several scientific instruments are to explore our neighboring planet. ESA has now awarded the ...

You’ll also see the Pleiades nearby. This set of images show the phases and relative size of Venus as seen from Earth as it moves around ... [+] the Sun. Photograph by Jamie Cooper. (Photo by ...

But what about Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors, or planets and moons even farther away? Scientists and space agencies ...

Just six light-years from the solar system — in cosmic terms, our backyard — exists a world about half the size of Venus that’s 125 °C on the surface and where a year lasts three Earth days.

This set of images taken in 2004 show the phases and relative size of Venus as seen from Earth as it moves around the Sun. The images were taken using a websam attached to a 180cm Maksutov ...