NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t ...

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...

The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky to the morning sky.

It appears as one of the brightest objects in the sky. After the conjunction, Venus will be visible in the morning sky just before sunrise. Take precaution to not stare directly at the sun.

It appears as one of the brightest objects in the sky. After the conjunction, Venus will be visible in the morning sky just before sunrise. Take precaution to not stare directly at the sun.

These next two weeks bring us a potentially thrilling partial eclipse of the sun and amazing sights of Venus in its once-every-eight-years steepest departure from the evening sky.

Yet this week, in the Northern Hemisphere, Venus will be both, as the planet will be visible before sunrise and after sunset from March 18-21. Known as the dual visibility of Venus, this rare ...