On the evenings of Jan. 17 and 18, the planets will appear virtually side by side, in what's called a “planetary conjunction.” ...
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As an inner planet to Earth, Venus can never be seen moving across the entire night sky, as the outer planets do. In fact, from Earth, Venus appears to have an eight-year cycle in which it orbits ...
One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.
Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...
On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft, which was part of an ongoing mission to explore Earth’s sister planet, Venus. Venera 5 successfully entered Venus’ ...