The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry.

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

See the moon, Venus and Aldebaran form a celestial triangle in the predawn hours. On July 21, the trio will appear closest to one another as depicted in the graphic above.

Venus will reach its highest altitude in the morning sky on Aug. 1 while shining close to Jupiter in the 'hand' of the ...

Do asteroids near Venus pose a threat to Earth? Because they're at least 460 feet wide, the Venusian space rocks are large enough to be considered "city killers" – asteroids capable of doing ...

Venus currently hosts 20 known co-orbitals, including "Trojan" asteroids and the peculiar quasi-moon Zoozve. These objects, each exceeding 460 feet in diameter, could devastate urban areas if they ...