The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Such events are called conjunctions, and they take place when, from Earth’s perspective, two objects in the sky seem to line ...

July 2025 might be considered a "slack month" so far as planet viewing is concerned. In the evening sky, Mercury is available during the evening — though with some difficulty — low in the ...

If you head outside any clear February morning, your eyes will be drawn to a blazing light hanging in the southeastern sky. At first you might think it’s a plane coming in for a landing. But this is ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

A sky event on November 2 positions Neptune between Saturn and the Moon. Venus is observable in the morning sky, located to the left of Spica (Virgo’s brightest star), approximately one hour before ...

Discover why Venus is called the Morning Star and Evening Star. Learn how its orbit, brightness, and visibility during dawn and dusk earned it these timeless celestial titles. Perfect for students, ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...