You could start by looking for Venus in the evening sky. Venus orbits the Sun at a distance closer than Earth, which means we always see the planet relatively close to the Sun.

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Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 on Friday, Feb. 14.

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Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, spoke at the 2020 HeliRussia exhibition and declared that Venus is a "Russian planet," according to the Russian news agency TASS.

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Venus is covered in dense clouds, which is another big reason why it appears so bright from here on Earth, writes EarthSky ’s Deborah Byrd. The clouds reflect roughly 70 percent of the sunlight ...

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Venus will gain "maximum brilliance" on Valentine's Day this year, according to both Space.com and EarthSky, a stargazing and astronomical website. After mid-February, Venus won't appear as bright ...

Venus outshines all objects in our sky except for the sun and moon. It will shine at magnitude -4.9 on Feb. 14 and will set at 9:30 p.m., plenty of time to enjoy this heavenly object.