The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

When Venus appears as a full or a nearly fully illuminated disk, it appears rather small in angular size through telescopes. That's because Venus is on the other side of the sun as viewed from ...

Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s bright enough to be visible in a clear blue daytime sky if you know where to look.

After reaching its high point in terms of morning visibility in mid-July, Venus will start a long, slow slide back toward the sun, rising about 1.7 minutes later each morning from July 21 through ...

After moving to Pisa in the autumn of 1610, Galileo started observing Venus through his crude telescope. One evening he noticed that a small slice seemed to be missing from Venus' disk.

After moving to Pisa in the autumn of 1610, Galileo started observing Venus through his crude telescope. One evening he noticed that a small slice seemed to be missing from Venus' disk. ...

A telescope will show Venus’ changing appearance. On July 1, it spans 18″ and reveals a 64-percent-lit gibbous phase. By the 31st, it has grown to 75 percent lit and 14″ across.

Venus, Mars and the moon ... Neptune, will be visible through a telescope in the mornings through September 13 and during the evenings September 14 to December 31.

Venus and Saturn, two bright planetary gems of the sky, had been hiding from skywatchers in recent months, but they have returned with flair just ahead of the rising sun. IE 11 is not supported.

They’re just going through a phase. The moon and Venus will visibly “snuggle,” as Space.com puts it, ... as the spectacle will likely unfold around 3 a.m. for NYC viewers Sky & Telescope.