June’s best star watching happens in the daytime, as Venus makes a rare transit across the face of the sun. Try not to miss it; this is the last transit of Venus until December 2117. The ...

NASA announced last week that for the first time in more than 30 years, it is sending not one, but two missions to Venus. What does the space agency hope to accomplish? Hasn't NASA explored Venus ...

The best way to view the Sun with a telescope is with an expensive Hydrogen alpha or a general solar filter, but these are expensive and the clock was rapidly ticking down to the transit of Venus.

However, NASA now considers Venus, the second planet from the sun, as another viable option. It already has a mission for Venus, HAVOC (High-Altitude Venus Operational Concept), which started around ...

February is the best month to see Venus. But clouds, storms might make it hard to spot in Mississippi on Valentine's Day. How stargazers see it.

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from ...

June’s best star watching happens in the daytime, as Venus makes a rare transit across the face of the sun. Try not to miss it; this is the last transit of Venus until December 2117. The show ...