The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave, ...

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking ...

A conjunction of the Venus and the crescent moon is observed in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 4, 2024 ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

A mighty week is upon us, inaugurated on Sunday by the opposition between Mars and Pluto that will occur two more times in the coming months due to Mars’ impending retrograde motion.

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within ...

Venus is unmissable in the southwestern sky after sunset. Blazing bright and close to the horizon, it creates a beautiful ...

“Enjoy a beautiful sight just after sunset as the Moon and Venus meet up in the southwestern sky,” NASA’s November sky blog listed among its highlights. Venus is easy to spot this time of year, ...

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months after its passage behind the sun at superior conjunction on June 4—Venus ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

This month, catch planetary views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, witness a close pass of the Parker Solar Probe by Venus, and ...

Venus is the standout in the western sky this month, becoming more visible each evening. By late November, this planet shines ...