On Venus, a huge cloud mass spanning 6000 kilometers (3728 miles) looms over the planet, but its origin remained unknown until today. The key lies in a familiar mechanism: the same one observed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

With spring approaching, the sky is setting the stage to bring back one of its most brilliant sights: Venus. Often referred to as Earth’s “sister planet,” Venus is similar in size and composition to ...

Is alien life really out there? For decades, humanity has looked at the night sky and asked the same question. Now, according ...

As it turns out, the conditions that set Venus and Jupiter up for their conjunctions in the sky are the same that are critical for life to survive on Earth.

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are due to form a planet parade in June visible across the US. What to know, including the date ...

The June evening sky this year is exceptionally interesting. A spectacular gathering of three planets, two bright stars, plus, later this month, a slender crescent moon, will be the chief celestial ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for features that characterize the surface of the solar system's hottest planet.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week’s “planet parade” peaks on Wednesday, Aug. 20, as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers this month can see a “planet parade” building ...