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

Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Saturday during an event called an inferior conjunction. However, this rare ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during its inferior conjunction. Though the transit is called an inferior conjunction, don't let the negative connotations fool you: There's nothing ...

April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), Jupiter will shine at a magnitude of -2, located around 40 degrees above the west ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...