It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

Venus is getting a full makeover. NASA is launching VERITAS to map volcanoes and tectonics, while DAVINCI dives into the atmosphere to sample gases and image ancient surface patterns. On top of that, ...

A planetary conjunction takes place when two or more planets seem to align closely in the sky as viewed from Earth, despite ...

Highlights include a morning meetup between Jupiter and Venus, a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower, and a window into ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.

Venus and Jupiter shine together in a rare, close morning conjunction this August. The Perseid meteor shower is dimmed by moonlight, but Saturn, Mars, and the beautiful Dumbbell Nebula keep ...

Jupiter and Venus will appear closest over Aug. 11-12, according to NASA, appearing as if they’re “grazing” each other despite still being millions of miles apart. It comes as a popular meteor shower, ...

Features on Venus seen by NASA's Magellan mission include, clockwise from top left, Artemis Corona, Quetzalpetlatl Corona, Bahet Corona, and Fotla Corona. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) ...

For millennia, Venus has graced our skies as the brilliant "Morning Star" or "Evening Star," its dazzling presence inspiring ...