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Venus

The second planet from the Sun and one of the brightest objects in Earth’s night sky. Venus is often visible near sunrise or sunset and is commonly referred to as the 'morning star' or 'evening star.'

Source: solarsystem.nasa.gov

APODs including "Venus"

Beneath Venus' Clouds

Beneath Venus' Clouds

24/09/1996

Venus: Earth's Cloudy Twin Credit:

Venus: Earth's Cloudy Twin
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23/09/1996

Galileo Demonstrates the Telescope

Galileo Demonstrates the Telescope

30/08/1996

A View from Venus: Rift Valley

A View from Venus: Rift Valley

24/06/1996

Aurora: Curtains in the Sky

Aurora: Curtains in the Sky

19/06/1996

Comet Hyakutake on a Starry Night

Comet Hyakutake on a Starry Night

23/04/1996

Hyakutake, Venus, Orion, and Pond

Hyakutake, Venus, Orion, and Pond

18/04/1996

The McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory

The McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory

15/03/1996

An Atlas Centaur Rocket Launches

An Atlas Centaur Rocket Launches

14/12/1995

Lightning and the Space Shuttle

Lightning and the Space Shuttle

10/11/1995

A Venusian Landscape

A Venusian Landscape

28/09/1995

A Venus Landing

A Venus Landing

27/09/1995

A World Explorer

A World Explorer

25/08/1995

A Radar Image of Planet Earth

A Radar Image of Planet Earth

24/08/1995

A Venusian Tick

A Venusian Tick

23/08/1995

Venus UnVeiled

Venus UnVeiled

22/08/1995

Our Solar System from Voyager

Our Solar System from Voyager

19/08/1995

Venus: Earth's Sister Planet

Venus: Earth's Sister Planet

15/08/1995

Mercury: Closest Planet to the Sun

Mercury: Closest Planet to the Sun

14/08/1995