It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.

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

In the past couple of months there have been several celestial events that have dazzled the night sky. For those who may have ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan on seeing ...

Between March 18 and 21, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both ...

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...

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

(NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Venus ... with Chicago’s Adler Planetarium. A conjunction happens when two celestial bodies appear close together in the sky.

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

St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago kicks off with the Chicago River dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130. The downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade ...

Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life. | Credit: NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete ...

"Chicagohenge" is when the sun lines up with our beautiful skyline, beaming down between the skyscrapers in the heart of the Loop. This happens on the first day of spring, which was Thursday, and ...