Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The “Evening Star” and the “Red Planet”—the planets of love ...

Venus is packed with surprises and is one of the most fascinating planets in our solar system. Because of the similar size ...

Venus has been stealing the twilight show, glowing so fiercely that it can look like a misplaced aircraft or a distant beacon ...

Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and “evening star” due to its bright display at sunrise and sunset throughout the year, it’s hard not to ...

Call it a cosmic coincidence or a Valentine's Day gift from the heavens. Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 on ...

Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an ...

On the heels of a year that brought a dazzling green comet, a rare sunrise eclipse, peak planet viewing, an interstellar ...

Venus, the second planet from our Sun, vividly demonstrates why the greenhouse effect makes life impossible. With an average surface temperature of roughly 1000º F (500º C) under a toxic atmosphere ...

Planet to cross sun's face Tuesday. Watch, but protect your eyes. June 1, 2012 — -- Watch with care. Tuesday afternoon, U.S. time, we earthlings will be treated to the rare spectacle of a transit ...

Venus Retrograde occurs only once every 18 months. However, it is not as simple as it sounds. This astrological event has the ...

A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has advanced the ...

When we think of all things desirable—love, romance, money, attraction, allure, luxury, possessions, and magnetism—we likely enter the territory of Venus. In astrology, this planet represents ...