If you can find a view low to the western horizon on Monday, March 10, you may see a rare conjunction between Venus and Mercury — the two planets interior to Earth in the solar system — before ...

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.

On the morning of April 21, you’ll be able to see Venus, Mercury, and Saturn low in the east — all without a telescope.

(Haha. Yikes.) Then I remembered—oh right, it’s Venus retrograde and Mercury retrograde period. Venus has been in retrograde since March 1, and will be in this transit until April 12.

is conjunct Neptune. This can create confusion, unclarity and, at worst, lies and propaganda. It’s important to keep your facts straight, especially since Mercury and Venus are retrograde.

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

It could be two planets, or a planet and the sun. An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. A micromoon will grace the night skies this weekend Billionaire spacewalker ...