An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment ... Venus looks like a thin crescent — though only telescopes can see it.

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...

Today, March 23, 2025, the moon is 23 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 37% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter March 6 Full Moon March 14 Third/Last ...

As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

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