The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, when it will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth's sky.

Summer nights offer lots of interesting sights this month. Mercury and Mars are on show in the evening twilight. Both Uranus and Neptune stand near brighter beacons: Neptune and Saturn are two ...

A close planetary conjunction of Venus and Jupiter occurred on June 17, 2 B.C.E. From Earth, the planets appeared extremely close, almost merging into a single bright object. This apparent ...

Bluish-white Regulus in Leo is moving toward the western horizon and sets around 10 p.m. in mid-July, followed a couple of ...

Several visible planets, a new moon, Venus' pull from the sunrise and Manhattanhenge will all occur within the coming week. Throughout the remainder of May, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are visible ...

During the month of June you will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter in the sky at different times.

International researchers warn that the planet Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike Earth in weeks without warning.

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north ...