If you set your alarm clock for 4 a.m. local time this week and head outside to a location with a clear and unobstructed view of the eastern horizon, you'll be able to catch sight of the two brightest ...

From a rare daytime Jupiter occultation to Venus glimmering at its peak and the autumn Harvest Moon, September’s skies offer ...

Skywatchers will have an opportunity to observe Venus and Jupiter appearing unusually close together in the evening sky this month. According to NASA, these two planets are set to reach their closest ...

The June evening sky this year is exceptionally interesting. A spectacular gathering of three planets, two bright stars, plus, later this month, a slender crescent moon, will be the chief celestial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This month, it's all about Venus and Jupiter. Over the next ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The positions of three planets this weekend, about 45 ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to ...

If you head out before sunrise (say, about 5 a.m. local time) and look eastward during the next few days, you’ll see planetary motion in action. Venus, blazing at magnitude –4.0, and Jupiter, no ...

Jupiter and Venus lead the Sun into the early-morning sky, rising around 1:30 A.M. and 4:15 A.M. local daylight time, respectively. Jupiter stands some 7.5° to the right of the bright star Pollux in ...

Jupiter and Venus are visible tonight, reaching their closest approach as the two brightest planets appear unusually close together in the western sky after sunset. Skywatchers in New Jersey can spot ...