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

Skywatchers looking to catch a glimpse of Venus's transit between Earth and the Sun this weekend might be in for a ...

The Sun, the main source of light and energy, is the brightest object in our solar system, shining on and lighting up all other celestial bodies. Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, ...

The images resemble a crescent Moon but with a crucial difference: Venus's glow is intrinsic, resulting from surface ...

It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.

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