half moon, stars, sun, are borrowed from Revelations 12,1. Early representations of Ecclesia (10-12c) show her as the apocalyptic woman with the dragon. The motif of the apocalyptic woman is applied ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

After the sun and the moon, the planet Venus is the brightest astronomical object in the night sky. The close conjunction of Venus and a crescent moon will be visible once more this year ...