Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth — meaning their orbits are closer to the sun, according to NASA — they create inferior conjunctions when swinging between ...

Venus could make a brief appearance this weekend as it passes between the Earth and the sun. Just be warned: It won't be easy to spot in the sun's glow, according to astronomers. The orbit Venus ...

(NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) 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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned ... Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space NASA ...

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second close flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week. The car-sized spacecraft swooped within 3.8 million miles (6.1 ...

And two upcoming NASA missions will put a spotlight on Venus, investigating how it formed and why it turned out so different from Earth. Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close ... Space Coast launch schedule Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it The Parker ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling solar atmosphere. UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO is ...