On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States (and most of Canada) are in for a treat with a rare daytime lunar occultation of Venus.

Venus and Jupiter remain visible in the evening sky soon after sunset early in July, although Jupiter fairly quickly drops ...

As it turns out, the conditions that set Venus and Jupiter up for their conjunctions in the sky are the same that are critical for life to survive on Earth.

A rare lunar occultation will briefly hide Venus from view in an event visible across much of the United States. A rare astronomical event will make Venus briefly disappear from the sky on ...

Jupiter and Venus meet in the western sky on June 9 — here's how to see it.

Jupiter and Venus will be separated by less than two degrees in the sunset sky on June 9! Here's how you can watch the dazzling conjunction from the comfort of your home, courtesy of a livestream from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers are already out shortly after sunset observing ...

As an Earth-sized rocky planet with a 1,000-degree-Fahrenheit surface temperature, Venus has long been dubbed our planet’s evil twin – a familial relationship emboldened by the common assumption that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 30: This set of images taken from ...