Mercury to join in late February. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky. But because Venus and ...

Venus, on its 225-day orbit of the sun, is currently lapping Earth on the inside track and is at its closest to Earth this ...

Mercury to join in late February. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky. But because Venus and Mercury orbit closer to the sun than Earth, with smaller, faster orbits, it's ...

Star would be the first private mission to another planet and the first in over 30 years to directly measure Venus’s clouds.

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An alignment of seven planets will appear, whether by the naked eye or with the use of a telescope, this month in the U.S. Here's how to spot it.

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.

As Venus' orbit around the Sun brings it closer to Earth, stargazers will be privy to a spectacular view of the planet. Venus is permanently shrouded in thick, toxic clouds of sulfuric acid ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will peak this weekend as Venus reaches its ...

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky; but because Venus and Mercury orbit closer to the sun than Earth, with smaller, faster orbits, it's rare for them to make an ...