MELBOURNE, Australia - You know Venus Williams just had one of those days when in her second round match at the Australian Open she blew a match point, made tons of unforced errors and wasn’t her usual aggressive self.
We’ll have two first time winners at the Australian Open: Venus Williams and Andy Murray. For Williams the 10th time will prove the charm Down Under while for Murray he will take the title in his fourth appearance in Melbourne.
Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot.
It's Venusmania in Vienna, where Austrians are celebrating the discovery 100 years ago Thursday of a tiny but voluptuous figurine that dates back 25,000 years to a time when mammoths roamed the region.
WIMBLEDON, England - Shortly after she had won her opening-round match at Wimbledon, Venus Williams wore a smile that could have brightened even the darkest of summer sky that is usually no stranger over the All-England Club.
Who will be this summer’s Queen of England? That’s not a royalty-related question – but rather a tennis one as in which woman will win the singles title at Wimbledon?
Nearby Venus is looking a bit more Earth-like with frequent bursts of lightning confirmed by a new European space probe.
There could be life on the planet Venus, US scientists have concluded in a report in the journal Astrobiology. Microbes could survive and reproduce floating in the thick, cloudy atmosphere, protected by a sunscreen of sulphur compounds.
Two high-altitude balloons built to hover in sulphuric acid clouds could be part of a future fleet of spacecraft sent to Venus, a NASA advisory team says.
Al Gore presented another one of his Slide Shows and droned on and on in that monotone voice, seemingly geared to talking to captive third graders, about the horrible effects of too much Hot Air
An interesting article, describing how you can see all five naked-eye planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) within the span of a month.
Anti-doping rules going to far, tennis players must allow for 1 hour a day no matter where they are.
It happened a year ago but has just now been leaked -- three separate pilots spotted a UFO in the skies over Greece.Two F-16s were sent up to intercept the UFO ( the obviously didn't), while the various control towers monitored the object from earth and listened to frantic calls …
Serena and Venus Williams won their eighth Grand Slam women's doubles title Friday, beating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the final at Australian Open.
The last night of 2008 offered an interesting alignment of the Moon and planets. In the southwest sky at sunset we were able to observe Mercury & Jupiter in very close proximity just above the horizon .
Tonight the evening sky gives us another nice view. The slender crescent Moon is approaching a conjunction with Venus. Then the next two nights it will move closer to Venus and at the same time Mercury and Jupiter are converging for their own Dec. 31st conjunction.
"This is not an attempt to decry religion. It's really backing it up as it shows there really was a bright object appearing in the East at the right time.
One of the many mysteries of Earth's nearest planetary neighbour Venus has been cracked, Nature journal reports. Scientists have long puzzled over conspicuous patches in the Venusian clouds that appear dark at ultraviolet (UV) light wavelengths.
It was a typical Georgia winter day. We had rain, snow flurries and then clear skies throughout the day. I had prepared my equipment the night before but was doubtful that the opportunity to photograph the heavens was going to present itself.
My pictures are taken with a Kodac Easy share camera so I couldn't get too much of a close up, but I think they turned out fairly well.
Location, Southeast Virginia, appx 5:30pm, Monday 12/1/08.
On Monday evening, a slender crescent moon, just 15 percent illuminated, will appear in very close proximity to the two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter.
Yesterday, the blazing planets Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction at dusk and early evening. Yet, this evening's sky show will probably supersede yesterday's attraction.
Once in a lifetime astronomical event to occur today. Within the hour people in Europe will be treated to a combined conjunction and occultation of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus.
Look up and smile at the heavens Venus, Jupiter and the moon will smile back
On Monday evening, a slender crescent moon, just 15 percent illuminated, will appear in very close proximity to the two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter.
Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don't bother looking up. It's likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.
Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don't bother looking up. It's likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.
On Monday evening, a slender crescent moon, just 15 percent illuminated, will appear in very close proximity to the two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter.
Skywatchers across the world are in for a celestial treat as two of the brightest naked-eye planets, Venus and Jupiter, slowly converge in the evening skies for a celestial summit on November 30.
Archaeologists plan to create permanent 3D digital record of wrecks in European waters.
On Oct. 31st, the crescent Moon will sneak up on Venus for a close encounter of startling beauty.