The orbit Venus takes around the sun periodically results in a phenomenon astronomers refer to as an inferior conjunction, which occurs when the planet ... Earth, but will instead be slightly ...

A rare celestial event on Feb. 28 will offer skywatchers the chance to witness a "planet parade" of all seven planets in our solar system outside of Earth ... above the horizon as the sun is ...

An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun. The moment ...

"The glare from the sun makes it really, really difficult to see," said Michelle Nichols with Chicago's Adler Planetarium. Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth ...

Our solar system is made up of the Sun, eight planets ... it can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye, as it flies nearly 200 miles (or 320 kilometres) above us. Image caption, The ...

An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun. The moment ...