As we make the transition from July into August, Venus has finally begun climbing up out of the sunset glow in earnest and is now about to reclaim its role as the brilliant Evening Star.

White-tailed deer start growing antlers in March or April as the days start to lengthen. July marks the peak of their antler ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

An illustration of the night sky on Jan. 22 showing the conjunction of Venus and Saturn. (Image credit: Starry Night Software) Staying up late with Venus ...

This sky map shows how to spot Venus in daylight on Monday, March 26, 2012. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun with your unaided eye or through binoculars or telescopes without special light ...

Look east before sunrise on Saturday to catch bright Venus and the Pleiades star cluster in a beautiful early-morning ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Venus always appears in the western sky after sunset or in the eastern sky before sunrise. If you have a question about astronomy, send it to Backyard Universe, P.O. Box 297, Stedman, NC 28391, or ...

Venus and Jupiter stole the celestial spotlight last week when they aligned with the crescent moon on three nights. The duo will be the highlight of the night sky this week as they appear ...

On Thursday night, it will set around 9:30 p.m. in the San Francisco Bay Area, about 3½ hours after sunset. With the moon just a thin fingernail, Venus will stand out in the night sky.

With binoculars and a clear sky on Aug. 4, you may be able to spot tiny Regulus — the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion — slightly more than 1 degree to Venus's lower left.