Venus’ surface has long been hidden beneath thick clouds and sparse data, but new research is beginning to illuminate what ...

February is ending with a bang as six planets align in the night sky on Saturday. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A “planet parade” is now visible in the eastern sky before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Sky-watchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on ...

Astronomy enthusiasts and casual skywatchers alike have a reason to look up this February. On the evening of February 28, a ...

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...