Earth ejecta, for instance, could hold Earth life.

Venus is the planet of love, beauty and pleasure — it governs everything from our finances and relationship dynamics to our values and desires. In Pisces, the love planet immerses itself in the ideal fantasy, encouraging us to dream big when it comes to our desires. This, however, could be our detriment if we lose sight of reality.

Venus and Earth, although they've taken two dramatically different climatic roads, are considered sibling planets. They're about the same size. They're made out of the same rocky stuff. They both dwell in the inner part of the solar system. So what happened?

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

As Venus and Saturn meet in Pisces' sign, there's a focus on their life path. Relationships must bring out the best in them to get the stamp of approval from authoritative Saturn. If a connection doesn't challenge Pisces to grow in its emotional intelligence, intuition, and overall self-development, its flaws will undoubtedly become apparent.

The beginning of a new year serves as an alluring blank slate on which you’re invited to cast all your aspirations for the next 12 months, and quite often, our dreamiest goals center on relationships and finances.

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

Venus and Saturn will be in deep conjunction in the sign of Aquarius. The energy of this time will be intense.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye this month and for part of February. Uranus and Neptune can be spotted with binoculars and telescopes.

Illinois stargazers have the chance to see a "planet parade" this January, with four bright planets to be visible in a single line of sight. There also are three chances to see a supermoon later this year.

As the sun enters Aquarius on Jan. 19, it takes you to new heights, challenging you to embrace what's different and unusual