The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

But it’s not just looks. Rocky composition, general size, orbital behaviors—a lot of those qualities can be the same on both ...

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

Named Zoozve, Venus' quasi-moon is the first of its kind to be discovered orbiting the Sun near a major planet and has most likely been its companion for at least 7,000 years. It was discovered at ...

Venus is now a bright “evening star” setting just after the Sunday It is at greatest eastern elongation on Nov. 1, looking like a miniature first quarter moon.

Here are some fun facts about the other planet’s moons – from Venus, to Jupiter, to Saturn. More about the James Webb Telescope: James Webb Telescope photos are dazzling.

The moon will meet up with the planet Venus for an early morning tryst on Oct. 10. At the same time, the two celestial bodies will be in conjunction.

In my opinion, the two best skywatching opportunities (of the six listed above) will occur on Sept. 9, when the moon and Venus form a triangle with the nearby blue first-magnitude star, Spica and ...