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These star trails are from the Eta Aquarids meteor shower of 2020, as seen from Cordoba, Argentina, at its peak on May 6.

How to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower this weekend

By Elizabeth Howell published

The show originates from Halley's Comet and may generate as many as 30 shooting stars an hour.

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Venus (lower left) and Jupiter during a close conjunction over Rome on May 1, 2022.

Fuzzy 'halo' envelops Venus as it cozies up to Jupiter in photo of planetary conjunction

By Elizabeth Howell published

A thin cloud over the planets created a colorful 'corona' around Venus.

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From his balcony in Rome, Gianluca Masi captured this night-sky image of Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn (plus the moon) lined up.

4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image

By Stephanie Pappas published

The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.

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Planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter align over the Isle of Portland Dorset England in the U.K.

The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up.

By Stephanie Pappas published

The five naked-eye planets in the solar system will line up across the predawn sky this spring and summer. Here's how to watch.

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The original Venus from Willendorf. Left: lateral view. Right top: hemispherical cavities on the right haunch and leg. Right bottom: existing hole enlarged to form the navel.

Voluptuous 'Venus' of the Ice Age originated in Italy

By Mindy Weisberger published

The 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf figure is named for the site in Austria where it was discovered in 1908, but new analysis reveals that the stone came from northern Italy.

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NASA captured the images during the fourth flyby of the Parker Solar Probe.

NASA captures stunning, first of a kind images of Venus' surface

By Ben Turner published

The stunning images show scorching hot continents, plains and plateaus

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Astrophotographer Chris Schur captures this stunning photo of Comet Leonard on Dec. 4, 2021 from Payson, Arizona using a 10-inch Newtonian telescope and 60-minute camera exposure.

Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on Venus

By Elizabeth Howell published

Comet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet.

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Venus as seen by the Galileo spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990. This image has been colorized with a blue hue to note cloud details.

Life on Venus may never have been possible

By Mike Wall published

Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.

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An artist's depiction of a meteor shower on Venus.

Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly?

By Meghan Bartels published

Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?

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Artist's illustration of the newfound asteroid 2021 PH27 (foreground), which orbits the sun every 113 Earth days. That's faster than any other known solar system object except the planet Mercury (seen here below and to the left of 2021 PH27).

Fastest-orbiting asteroid in solar system discovered

By Mike Wall published

The newfound asteroid 2021 PH27 completes one lap around our star every 113 Earth days. That's the shortest orbital period of any known solar system object except the planet Mercury.

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