Some lucky stargazers could have a double feature of the planet Venus this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the Earth will have an inferior conjunction (closest approach) with Venus, the sixth-largest ...

NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot without ...

Despite the hopes of both astronomers and sci-fi fans alike, Venus may never have been habitable to life. This is the conclusion of a new study out of the University of Cambridge, which has been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright star in the east before sunrise? Venus — ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Venus is close-by and similar in size to Earth, but until recently, we couldn’t tell much about it. Dr. Rakesh Mogul, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at Cal Poly Pomona took another look at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This month, it's all about Venus and Jupiter. Over the next ...