Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and “evening star” due to its bright display at sunrise and sunset throughout the year, it’s hard not to ...
A false color composite image of Venus’s transit, taken by the SDO satellite in June 2012. Image: SDO/NASA (Getty Images) No, literally. Venus rotates clockwise on its axis, as does Uranus; all the ...
In just some of many celestial highlights of August 2025, stargazers peeped a "planet parade" and caught a rare Venus and Jupiter conjunction, with plenty more dazzling displays in the night sky to ...