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

Giant asteroid swarm near Venus could pose ‘invisible threat’ to Earth, scientists warn - Scientists suspect many asteroids ...

In the evening, Jupiter will be visible low, toward the western horizon each night. And in the mornings, both Venus and Saturn will be visible in the sky, shining in the east for about an hour before ...

A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare.

Twenty years ago, Congress gave NASA a directive: find 90% of the near-Earth asteroids that could potentially harm our little ...

Venus was at inferior conjunction on Aug. 13, in line between the Earth and the sun. Now it is swinging away from that line, speeding ahead of the Earth in its faster orbit. In fact, Venus has ...

Typically, Venus orbits closer to the sun than Earth. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side ...

For North Americans, this is an eye-catching sight, visible even from brightly lit cities.

Launched in 1989, the Magellan spacecraft mapped most of the surface of Venus over six cycles. The spacecraft studied Venus ...

Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for those with a clear view of the horizon, Mercury can be observed hanging low and bright in the cosmos. This planet parade — when planets ...

We will have a spectacular celestial Valentine’s Day gift when the planet Venus reaches greatest brilliance for 2025. It will appear like a shining diamond! Venus, named after the Roman goddess ...

But what had the spacecraft seen and recorded in its triumphant dash past Venus (TIME, Dec. 21)? Though the answers will be as many and varied as Mariner’s many experimental observations ...