Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may ...

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky ...

A full moon happens when the moon is directly opposite the sun from our perspective on Earth, fully illuminated by sunlight.

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...

Whether you're an experienced astronomer or simply enjoy gazing at the night sky, this January offers a rare opportunity to witness a dazzling array of planets.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

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

February’s night sky gives us the bright trio of Mars, Jupiter and Venus, according to NASA skywatch experts. “Venus blazes ...

The other, Persephone, is named after Demeter's daughter, whom Venus' Greek equivalent had taken away to the underworld. It is left at a higher orbit and responsible for transmitting the data ...

Venus and Saturn will appear to be snuggling ... and it represents the plane of the solar system in which the planets orbit around the Sun,” NASA staff said in a recent blog.