Paris, France's capital, displays why it is known as the "City of Lights" in this photo taken from on board the International ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t ...

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...

Venus, our planet of wealth and worth, will be double dipping and twice shining this week as it moonlights and daybreaks as ...

The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky ...

A solar eclipse is a shadow dance involving the sun, Earth and moon. The moon passes before the sun, blocking the star and casting a shadow on our planet ... very close to sunrise in these locations.

Venus will pass between the Earth and the sun this weekend, but don't try to look for it. View on euronews ...

see another of Don Pettit's stunning Earth images and read about the "overview effect" experienced by astronauts after viewing our home planet from space.