What is the bright light in the sky tonight?

The bright lights in the evening sky are not stars. They are the planets Venus and Jupiter, which will shine brightly in the evening sky tonight through March, 2012. Here are some star gazingtips to spot these bright “stars”of the night. read more

In June 2018, the sky’s 2 brightest planets can be seen in the same sky! The brightest planet Venus blazes in the west after sunset. Meanwhile, Jupiter – 2nd-brightest – is ascending in the east. As night passes, Venus will set, and Jupiter will ascend higher in the sky. Photo by Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe. read more

Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system, and the sun and moon are the only objects in the night's sky able to outshine Venus. Venus is much closer to the sun than Earth and appears just above the horizon in the western sky at sunset and in the eastern sky just before sunrise. read more

If you happen to see two intensely bright "stars" in the night sky tonight, you are probably looking at a pair of dazzling planets: Venus and Jupiter are unmistakable bright lights that spent the past several weeks cozying up to one another in the evening sky, but are now moving away on their orbital paths. read more