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Venus, Castor and Pollux line up on August 10

On the morning of August 10, 2022, notice our brightest planet, Venus, forming a line with the two bright Gemini stars, Castor and Pollux.

Circles of crescent moon near a red star and star cluster.

Moon near Venus on July 25 and 26 mornings

Watch for the waning crescent moon near Venus on the mornings of July 25 and 26, 2022. Beautiful! Red Aldebaran and the Pleiades show up, too.

Life on Venus unlikely, says new study. But …

A new study from the University of Cambridge suggests that atmospheric life on Venus is unlikely. The evidence for phosphine, however, continues to mount.

Four small bright orbs in line below closeup of edge of cratered moon above.

Dazzling Venus goes behind the moon

Venus passed behind the moon on May 27, 2022. An astrophotographer on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean captured the scene.

Large circle and small circle overlapping on a green line.

Venus and Jupiter conjunction: Look now

During the Venus and Jupiter conjunction, the two planets will appear only 1/2 degree or less apart just before sunrise. You can also spot Mars and Saturn.

Globe divided into two halves with multiple arrows curving westward.

Nightside winds offer clues to Venus’ greenhouse

Scientists have made the most detailed observations of Venus' equatorial nightside winds, which are connected to the planet's runaway greenhouse effect.

Moving image of round rotating body with dark and light patches.

Surface of Venus revealed in 1st visible-light images from space

The Parker Solar Probe has taken the 1st visible-light images of the surface of Venus from space. Dark areas are highlands while bright areas are lowlands.

Bright starlike object labeled Venus shining above treetops.

Venus brightest for 2022 around now

Look for Venus brightest in the sky in early 2022. See it at greatest brilliancy February 9. Check for this shining planet in the eastern morning sky.

Early morning sky, just at daybreak, with Venus and moon visible.

Venus in the daytime: How to see it

Want to see Venus in the daytime? Use the tips here to help you see the brightest planet around the time of greatest brilliancy.

See it! This weekend’s moon, Venus and Mars

See it! Check out the beautiful scene in the eastern predawn sky, as the moon, Mars and Venus met in the sky on January 29, 2022.

Round white circle at left, red dot toward middle, crescent shape on right.

Moon, Mars and Venus, morning of January 29

See the moon with Mars and Venus on the morning of January 29, when the trio form a line near the southeastern horizon before sunrise.

Venus passages compared: 2017 to 2022

Venus will sweep near the sun in our sky (inferior conjunction) on January 8-9. Astronomer Guy Ottewell uses his great skill at illustration to compare this with past Venus passages.

Inferior conjunction – Venus between sun and Earth – January 8-9

Venus comes to inferior conjunction - passing between Earth and sun - in 2022 at 1 UTC on January 9 (7 p.m. CST on January 8).

Petals of Venus: Overlapping lines centering on Earth, with five interior loops pointing toward Earth and twelve positions of the sun.

The 5 petals of Venus and its 8-year cycle

Learn about the 8-year cycle of Venus in our sky and the petals of Venus, a rhythmic motion of Venus when viewed from an Earth-centered perspective.

Crescent moon, crescent Venus

As Venus nears its passage between the Earth and sun on January 8-9, it appears in our sky as a very thin crescent. Photos and insights here.

Sky chart showing the path of the moon from December 5, 2021 to December 9.

Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus December 6 to December 9

Wow! What a sight. The moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus all in your western sky after sunset. Watch for them December 6 to 9, 2021.

Why is Venus so bright?

The planet Venus is the 3rd brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon. But why is Venus so bright?

Sky chart showing the moon and Venus in November 2021.

Moon and Venus November 6, 7 and 8

The moon and Venus are near one another in the sky around November 6, 7 and 8, 2021. Look west after sunset for the waxing crescent near the brightest planet.

Graphic showing the trajectory of the spacecraft Parker Solar Probe, with planet orbits.

Parker Solar Probe has a Venus flyby today

Parker Solar Probe will perform a close Venus flyby on October 16, 2021, to send the probe on toward its 10th close approach to the sun in November.

Venus never had oceans, study says

Scientists have run computer simulations that suggest Venus never had oceans because the conditions were never cool enough to allow for rain.

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Venus, Castor and Pollux line up on August 10

Moon near Venus on July 25 and 26 mornings

Life on Venus unlikely, says new study. But …

Dazzling Venus goes behind the moon

Venus and Jupiter conjunction: Look now

Nightside winds offer clues to Venus’ greenhouse

Surface of Venus revealed in 1st visible-light images from space

Venus brightest for 2022 around now

Venus in the daytime: How to see it

See it! This weekend’s moon, Venus and Mars

Moon, Mars and Venus, morning of January 29

Venus passages compared: 2017 to 2022

Inferior conjunction – Venus between sun and Earth – January 8-9

The 5 petals of Venus and its 8-year cycle

Crescent moon, crescent Venus

Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus December 6 to December 9

Why is Venus so bright?

Moon and Venus November 6, 7 and 8

Parker Solar Probe has a Venus flyby today

Venus never had oceans, study says