The best events these next two weeks are Venus attaining its highest sunset or nightfall elevation, Mars coming its closest ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the ...

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn — will align in Earth's sky this month, creating a planetary parade on ...

Venus, the brilliant "evening star," is about to dazzle the night sky tonight. On January 10, 2025, the planet reaches its "greatest elongation east," the point when it is farthest from the Sun in ...

Venus reached a key point in its orbit known as its Greatest Elongation on Thursday night, making it exceptionally visible for the next few evenings. This means it's currently at its brightest and ...

Venus is that overwhelmingly brightest light now in the southwest at nightfall, and it coming around the corner of the near side of its orbit leads to “greatest elongation” — maximum angular ...

Start the new year with a boom! January 2025 is full of astronomical phenomena, such as the Quadrantid meteor shower, planetary alignments, and lunar phases. Mark your calendars for these celestial ...

Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation On Friday, 10 January 2024, Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation, appearing at its highest point above the western horizon after sunset. This is an ...

Venus and Jupiter – the two brightest planets ... will soon be visible from Earth when it reaches its maximum elongation from the sun. 'These kinds of alignments in our skies, sometimes known ...