Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Venus and Jupiter are about to get up close and personal in our skies. The two planets – the brightest in our solar system – have been steadily approaching each other for the past ...

Saturn’s reign in the evening sky comes to an end on March 25, when Saturn passes behind the Sun (conjunction). Saturn then swings into the morning sky, and will reappear in the east at dawn during the closing days of April.

Just as the Perseid meteor shower approaches its peak, two luminous planets are getting in on the night-sky action. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky, will meet in a conjunction very early tomorrow morning (Aug. 12). On this morning ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern ...

Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together before sunrise. But don't blink ― they won't be visible ...