Bright Venus is moving quickly through Gemini, now several degrees south of Pollux this morning, while the Moon crowds closer to Mercury.

Venus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.

Turn that telescope back on Venus and you’ll see a much larger disk 18” across. As an inferior planet closer to the Sun than Earth, Venus also appears to go through phases and now presents a ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August ...

The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, ...

The planetary meet up between the two brightest planets in our solar system is known as the conjunction and takes place over ...

Want to see the moon, Venus or the Pleiades up close? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects.

On May 31, Venus will reach its greatest western elongation—the maximum distance west of the sun in our sky. This places the bright “morning star” prominently in the pre-dawn hours.

In a telescope, Venus will now appear as a dazzling silvery-white "half-moon." A good observing project is to try to determine Venus’ time of dichotomy: when the planet appears exactly half lit.

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...