THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

enus is our Planet of the Month, not just because it’s bright and easy to find in the sky, but because there will be a lot going on around it in the sky too. Venus is often called ‘Earth’s Twin’, but that’s very misleading because the only thing they have in common is their size – they are roughly the same diameter. While Earth is a lush paradise, teeming with life, Venus is a hellish planet with a poisonous