Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are easy to see in the night sky, but few skywatchers have ticked Mercury off their planetary bucket list. That may change on Tuesday, Nov. 25, when early risers (or late ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 19: Mercury stands still The Moon passes 5° north of Venus at 9 A.M. EDT, although neither is visible then. Instead, ...

Mercury, Venus, and Mars sit within the same general neighborhood as Earth, yet each has followed a radically different path. One kept a magnetic field against the odds. Another trapped so much heat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

The San Antonio Astronomical Association invites you to participate in all of its public astronomy events. It's free, and you can view the calendar at www.sanantonioastronomy.org. If you like to watch ...

BERLIN — A spacecraft bound for Mercury has swung by Venus, using Earth’s neighbor to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. Launched almost two years ago, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A "parade of planets," where Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Saturn are expected to be visible to the naked eye in the western sky shortly after the sun goes down on Saturday, Feb. 28 ...