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Why is Venus so bright?

If you peer at the sky during a cloudless dawn or dusk, you'd immediately spot Venus. Appearing as a brilliant, steadily shining speck, it's the second-brightest object in the night sky after the moon ...
Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together ...