Skywatchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction saw the start of an upcoming "planet parade" in the eastern sky. Here's ...

One such planet, known as exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d, has intrigued astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system; it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area ...

Set your alarm and find a dark sky: the Perseid Meteor Showers hit their peak overnight, with bright fireballs likely even ...

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

The Perseids peak this week with up to 25 meteors an hour, but moonlight and other celestial events could dim the dazzling summer display.

As the annual Perseid meteor shower approaches its dazzling peak, skywatchers might have to work a little harder to spot the show this year.

Venus is getting a full makeover. NASA is launching VERITAS to map volcanoes and tectonics, while DAVINCI dives into the atmosphere to sample gases and image ancient surface patterns. On top of that, ...

Jupiter and Venus will appear closest over Aug. 11-12, according to NASA, appearing as if they’re “grazing” each other despite still being millions of miles apart. It comes as a popular meteor shower, ...

Highlights include a morning meetup between Jupiter and Venus, a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower, and a window into ...

NASA announced last June that by the end of this decade, it will send two missions to Venus, and the European Space Agency is planning a third (see “Everyone’s Going to Venus,” p. 63).

The Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission will depart early 2030s to study Venus.

NASA image of Venus taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft (main) and stock image of the ocean (inset). Venus may never have had liquid water, researchers have found.