Tag: Venus

  • Venus and Jupiter are getting intimate at night

    Venus and Jupiter are getting intimate at night

    Venus and Jupiter are passing each other as they pass the Sun. The two planets will be separated by a piece of paper held up to the sky. Night sky lovers can usually spot a smattering of a few planets but in late March, a planetary parade or alignment takes shape when five planets line…

  • There will be a lot of events in the night sky in 2023

    There will be a lot of events in the night sky in 2023

    The annual Quadrantid shower, which is known to peak in the night hours on January 3 and 4, is expected to peak in the night hours on January 4. The best time to spot the conjunction ofJupiter and Venus in the US will be early evening on Wednesday, according to an astronomer at an observatory…

  • Look to the night sky for a breathtaking sight as Venus and Jupiter dance

    Look to the night sky for a breathtaking sight as Venus and Jupiter dance

    Venus and Jupiter have been coming in closer and closer for a “little nighttime kiss”, astronomer Jackie Faherty said. “They’ve been separated by…a pencil-blue circle held up in the sky,” Faherty added. “They’re going to be very close,” she further said, adding, “What is happening is a Venus-Jupiter conjunction, that’s what astronomers call it.”