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

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot ...

The descriptor is simply how astronomers differentiate the event from a superior conjunction, which is when Venus and Earth are ... our sky after the sun and the moon. Look for locations with ...

Even though Venus moves between the Earth and sun every 19.5 months, it becomes visible after sunset and before sunrise only around every eight years, according to EarthSky. Typically, Venus orbits ...

This “Pink Moon,” otherwise known as the first full moon of the spring season, will reach its peak on Saturday, April 12, ...

Venus has phases just like the moon. Before and after the conjunction, Venus looks like a thin crescent — though only telescopes can see it. Those looking for signs of the transition can watch ...

the Hubble Telescope got glasses. That's the easiest way to explain it anyway. We didn't exactly pop a little pair of specs on a giant space telescope, but functionally, we pretty much did.