Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern ...

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting ...

The odds of Venus happening to be at one of those two points when it 'laps' Earth are small." Jordanian Bedouins in the town of Azraq look at the 2004 transit of Venus.

Venus could make a brief appearance this weekend as it passes between the Earth and the sun. Just be warned: It won't be easy to spot in the sun's glow, according to astronomers. The orbit Venus takes ...

So scientists have no idea how the orbit of an asteroid will evolve over the next 150 years, and if it could collide with Earth in the future. It's unclear how big the Venus asteroids are.

A mock-up of the Soviet Union's Venera 7 probe, similar to Cosmos 482, a Venus probe that never made it past Earth's orbit and is set to reenter the atmosphere in May 2025 (left); and telescopic ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere after over 50 years in orbit, and you may just be able to see it blaze through our skies during a live webcast. Using its robotic ...

Venera 8 was launched on March 27 1972 and reached Venus 117 days later. On March 31, its twin left Earth but failed to escape Earth orbit, earning the designation Kosmos 482.