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Ever-changing Venusian superstorm sparks interest

Giant cyclone on Venus is 4 times as big as most Earth storms and is in perpetual flux.

Saturn and Venus meet in the dawn sky this week
For the last month or two, Saturn has been on the far side of the sun, but it emerges this week at dawn right next to Venus.

Venus, moon to offer Friday morning treat
Taking a glance at both Venus and the moon in the sky, you may think that Venus is the brighter of the two, but it’s actually the moon.

Venus and the star Regulus to shine together
Seeing Regulus so close to Venus on Wednesday morning may be more of a challenge because of Venus’ overpowering brilliance.

Hubble telescope, Venus share the frame in dramatic photo
The Australian-based photographer had to act fast to snap the picture of Hubble moving across the sun since it zipped by in less than a second.

Photo of the day: Venus, the black dot in the upper left corner of the sun, is seen in transit across the sun over the skies of New Delhi. This year’s transit was visible from North America in the evening of June 5 and in eastern Asia and Australia in the early morning of June 6.

See more photos of the transit of Venus.

Transit of Venus captivates globe
With the Venus Transit streaming online and observatories lining up telescopes, it was hard not to catch this rare celestial event.

Want to see the Transit of Venus? Try a national park
National parks are gearing up for the rare Transit of Venus by setting up laptop projectors and telescopes at ideal viewing sites.

How to watch the Transit of Venus online
A streaming event courtesy of the Slooh Space Camera will have commentary on the transit from astronomers, filmmakers, science writers and engineers.

Transit of Venus puts spotlight on planetary sun crossings
Planetary transits have allowed scientists to measure the size of the solar system, including determining the distance between the Earth and the sun.

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