Visible in the early-morning sky today, Saturn’s two-toned moon Iapetus reaches superior conjunction just 1.4′ due south of Saturn. The proximity makes the now-11th-magnitude moon easier to find, as ...

April is Global Astronomy Month, and there's no shortage of things skywatchers can see to start the month. There's lots to see in the heavens as April brings Global Astronomy Month. Skip Navigation ...

It spends the rest of the month moving toward superior conjunction and is less than two days shy of this on the 31st, when it stands 1′ southwest of Saturn — a great time to spot this unusual ...

The inferior planets undergo two different conjunctions with the Sun: a so-called inferior conjunction, when the planet passes directly between us and the Sun; and superior conjunction, when the ...

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. ... an astronomy website. For the celestial event to be viewed on Earth, ...

In just a few weeks, Venus will vanish into the Sun’s glare, followed by Saturn, which will reach superior conjunction on ...

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.

Venus will reach superior conjunction (appearing to go behind the sun) on June 4, 2024, achieving its greatest elongation east in the post-sunset sky on Jan. 10, 2025, according to Timeanddate.com.

Will Venus be visible during the conjunction? While Venus passes between the Earth and Sun every 19.5 months, it's only about every eight or so years that the planet becomes visible both after ...

A superior conjunction is when the planet meeting up with the sun happens to be on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. That”s what”s going on today with the sun and Mercury in Pisces.

Astronomy explains when to see the conjunction and where, specifically, to look on Tuesday evening: On July 13th, the pair will become visible about 45 minutes after sunset, local time, low in the ...