Archaeologists have long looked to Venus to understand Maya calendars and tradition. But now, a fresh look at an ancient text called the Dresden Codex suggests that our understanding of how the ...

This latest family affair, however, carries extra poignancy given Venus could prevent her younger sibling from becoming the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete the calendar Grand Slam.

For many years astronomical almanacs and calendars would make reference to the date when Venus arrived at its peak brilliance: "Venus at greatest brilliancy." But beginning in 2009, a new type of ...

The correction has to take place just like in our current calendar system, where we have to add leap days and seconds to correct for the movements of the earth. The Maya Venus calendar was most ...

Using this multidisciplinary approach, he said, a new reading of the table demonstrates that the mathematical correction of their "Venus calendar" -- a sophisticated innovation -- was likely ...

Here's a calendar list of astronomy events coming in ... Average meteors per hour on peak dates: 40-60. Best view of Venus: The hottest planet in our solar system shines brightest in the morning ...

The brilliant planet Venus is now a beautiful evening "star" in the late-fall twilight, shining brightly in the southwest through the purple dusk. But did you know Venus has phases like the moon ...

By Shannon Stirone Carl Sagan once said that Venus is the planet in our solar system most like hell. So when are we going back? Astronomers on Monday reported the detection of a chemical in the ...