NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan ...
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Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...
The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky ...
While Venus passes between the Earth and Sun every 19.5 months, it's only about every eight or so years that the planet becomes visible both after sunset and before sunrise, according to the ...
An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun. The moment ...
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Some lucky stargazers could have a double feature of the planet Venus this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the Earth will have an inferior conjunction (closest approach) with Venus, the sixth ...