Venus Williams celebrates after winning a women’s single match against Peyton Stearns during on day 2 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on July 22 in Washington, DC. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Tennis legend Venus Williams is making history in her return to the U.S. Open later this month as the oldest singles player …
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At the start of this year, many wondered when Venus Williams would announce her retirement. Now she is set to grace her home Grand Slam tournament for a record-extending 25th time. Earlier this season, Williams became considered an inactive player, having gone a whole year without competing. Then, out of nowhere as the eyes of the tennis world were trained …
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Aug 13, 2025, 11:07 AM ET Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age 45. The American will be the oldest entrant in singles at the tournament since Renée Richards was 47 in 1981, according to …
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WASHINGTON — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge in the sky — overlapping like a very bright star. If your focus is the meteor shower, it’s worth knowing that this year a bright moon will dampen viewing during the pre-dawn peak, so some experts recommend waiting a …
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Topline Early risers this month can see a “planet parade” building in the eastern sky before sunrise featuring Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Best seen about an hour before sunrise, on Monday, Aug. 11, Saturn will be visible in the south, with bright planets Jupiter and Venus in the east. Mercury may also be glimpsed below Venus and Jupiter as …
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Just as the Perseid meteor shower approaches its peak, two luminous planets are getting in on the night-sky action. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky, will meet in a conjunction very early on Tuesday morning (Aug. 12). On this morning, the two planets will be less than a degree apart — approximately the length of your …
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Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial planets. For years, scientists speculated about how the rocky planets—Earth, Mars, Venus, and the mysterious long-lost world, Theia—formed and evolved in relation to one another. However, a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal has provided new findings suggesting that these planets, …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system’s inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in perfect harmony. | Credit: SCIEPRO/Getty Images Four of the solar system‘s terrestrial planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, likely started life waltzing around the sun …
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Four of the solar system‘s terrestrial planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, likely started life waltzing around the sun to a fixed rhythm, according to a new study. The findings also suggest that those planets formed earlier than previously thought. Astronomers have been increasingly interested in how planetary systems change their internal architecture on cosmic timescales, motivated by several …
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