Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare sight this week as Venus, Saturn and the Moon align to create a “smiley face” formation ...

In our schedule, remember that when measuring the angular separation between ... Venus appears fully illuminated (or nearly so), it's positioned on the far side of the sun as seen from Earth ...

It was thought that a direct collision would have been too much, breaking the Earth and Theia apart, creating an asteroid belt between Venus and Mars ... Earth around the Sun, an agreement ...

Less than two weeks ago, on March 23, Venus swept almost directly between the sun and Earth. That was the day of its inferior conjunction — its transition from an evening to a morning object.

This age estimation, largely accepted by most scientists, was derived from the “Big Bang” theory — formulated by Belgian ...

In January, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn could all be seen with ... just two weeks before a spectacular partial solar eclipse, when the Moon moved between the Sun and Earth and appeared to take a ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun ... passes 2° south of Venus at 9 P.M. EDT, and then moves to pass 2° north of Saturn at ...