Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when ...

The next phase occurs in 2025, from March 1, 2025 – April 12, 2025, it begins in Aries and ends in Pisces. Here, Venus in retrograde will make relationships and situations a little more ...

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The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

“I don’t expect anyone else to believe in me,” Venus Williams said over the weekend in Miami. “I expect to believe in myself.” By now, three months shy of her 35th birthday, Venus has ...

In fact, in binoculars, it looks a little more than a bright white star, and only in telescopes can you see the changing phases of Venus. It’s currently a little more than half-lit, and will ...

Actually, Venus is not alone in display moon-like phases. The answer is that Venus is an inner planet—along with Mercury. Venus takes 225 days to orbit the sun while Mercury takes just 88 days.

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

However, as Venus brightens, it will retreat to a slim crescent as it goes through its astonishing moon-phase-like dichotomy. Here's everything you need to know about Venus in 2025. Venus as the ...