This composite image was weeks in the making, as Horálek’s two "crossings" happened months apart. Mars traced its path ...

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.VIDEO ...

If you look at the night sky this month, you’ll be able to see some bright dots next to the moon. These dots are planets that will be visible near the moon during January. It's a striking conjunction ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The four planet-strong “planet parade” — mistakenly called a ...

In a nutshell: A recent study has revealed that Venus, Earth's closest planetary neighbor, may harbor a largely undetected population of asteroids capable of crossing Earth's path over thousands of ...