Over the course of three centuries, from the 17th through the 19th inclusive, there was an astronomical controversy that was ...

The planets of the solar system orbit the sun in a complex and ever-shifting ballet, which can see them appear as glorious ...

The planet Venus (magnitude -3.9) is in close proximity (1.4° southwest) to the Beehive Cluster (M44, magnitude 3.1) in the constellation Cancer, observable in the pre-dawn eastern sky. While M44 is ...

A hidden population of asteroids sharing Venus' orbit could threaten Earth in a few thousand years, and we might not even see them coming without better telescopes. These so-called Venus co-orbital ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

The Beehive Cluster is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to the Solar System, and it contains a larger star population than most other nearby clusters ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Early risers are in for a spectacular show next week, when Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a ...

This article first appeared on Wired.com. On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets — Mercury, ...

Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a ...