Venus to pass between Earth and Sun this weekend, but would be tricky to spot
6 days, 12 hours ago

Venus to pass between Earth and Sun this weekend, but would be tricky to spot

India Today  

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. "Some people call that a Venus kiss because we’re extremely close together," said astronomer Geary Albright with James Madison University. Paul McCartney’s “The Kiss of Venus” was partly inspired by a book chapter describing the inferior conjunction.

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Venus will pass between Earth and Sun this weekend – Here’s why you shouldn’t look for it
3 days, 15 hours ago

Venus will pass between Earth and Sun this weekend – Here’s why you shouldn’t look for it

Live Mint  

Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Saturday in a rare celestial event known as an inferior conjunction. “Some people call that a Venus kiss because we’re extremely close together,” Albright added. After the conjunction, Venus will be visible in the early morning, but experts caution against looking directly at the sun without protection. Venus in culture …

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it
5 days, 22 hours ago

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. “Some people call that a Venus kiss because we’re extremely close together,” said astronomer Geary Albright with James Madison University. Paul McCartney’s “The Kiss of Venus” …

Watch: Moon And Venus Meet Up In A Rare Planetary Conjunction
2 years ago

Watch: Moon And Venus Meet Up In A Rare Planetary Conjunction

News 18  

Astrophysicists and amateur skywatchers were lucky to witness the brightest planet in our solar system inches away from the Moon. Along with a few pictures of the rare sight, NASA, on Twitter, wrote, “Look westward to find the Moon as a beautiful slim crescent this evening after sunset, hanging just below blazing-bright Venus. pic.twitter.com/svHdZToovq — NASA March 23, 2023 Astronomical …

Jupiter and Venus conjunction will see planets ‘kiss’ for final time in 16 years
2 years ago

Jupiter and Venus conjunction will see planets ‘kiss’ for final time in 16 years

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After sharing a cosmic ‘kiss’ on Wednesday night, Jupiter and Venus will once …

'She was rare!': NASA shares photo of breathtaking celestial event involving Sun, Venus
2 years, 8 months ago

'She was rare!': NASA shares photo of breathtaking celestial event involving Sun, Venus

India TV News  

NASA celestial event: American space agency NASA on Tuesday shared the picture of one of the very rare celestial events showing the transit of planet Venus across the face of the Sun. The breathtaking event took place about a decade ago, and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured it. Solar transits are a planet's passage across the Sun's face, as seen …

Venus and Jupiter conjunction wows stargazers
6 years, 1 month ago

Venus and Jupiter conjunction wows stargazers

CNN  

CNN — Stargazers in the UK got a rare treat Tuesday morning after Venus, Jupiter and the moon appeared together in the dawn sky. On January 22, the conjunction “was too low in the sky to be easily seen in the UK, but across North America the planets could be seen in the South East of the sky from around …

Jupiter and Venus put on spectacular early-morning planetary display
7 years, 4 months ago

Jupiter and Venus put on spectacular early-morning planetary display

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venus and Jupiter appeared to rise very close together early Monday …

Celestial conjunction: Mars, Jupiter and Venus come together in 'planetary dance' over Earth
9 years, 5 months ago

Celestial conjunction: Mars, Jupiter and Venus come together in 'planetary dance' over Earth

ABC  

Mars, Jupiter and Venus will this week come close together in the skies over Earth, in a "planetary dance" that promises to delight astronomers. "Venus, Jupiter and Mars are doing what we might like to call a planetary dance, in that the planets are coming relatively close to each other, as we see them in the sky," he said. "As …

Venus on the sun
12 years, 9 months ago

Venus on the sun

The Hindu  

June 6 will witness a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon in astronomy: the transit of Venus. Inferior conjunction of Venus occurs when the planet lies between the sun and the earth. The planets Venus and Mercury, seen from the earth, are too small to cover the sun completely; their shadow cones fall far short of reaching the surface of the earth. It was …

Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the Sun
12 years, 9 months ago

Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the Sun

India TV News  

Honolulu, June 6: None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again. It was also one of those events they hoped would spark curiosity about the universe and our place in it.Sul Ah Chim, a researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute in South Korea, said he …

A celestial spectacle
20 years, 9 months ago

A celestial spectacle

The Hindu  

The transit of Venus, a rare astronomical event, will occur on June 8 and will be visible all over India. An inferior conjunction of Venus occurs when the planet comes in between the sun and the earth. But if such conjunction occurs when Venus is near its node, then it is seen from the earth as a small, dark spot …

Science: Stars and Planets: June
25 years, 9 months ago

Science: Stars and Planets: June

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mark Bullock and David Grinspoon, of the University of Colorado at Boulder, calculate that the …

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