Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...

This week, stargazers will be rewarded with a special treat: a chance to glimpse all seven other planets, which will align in the night sky at the same time. While Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...

A Parade of Planets Beginning in late February, seven planets will align in the night sky. But Uranus and Neptune may require a telescope to see.

— Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky In the early days of the solar system, planetary alignments were much more significant than they are now.

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show ...

Sky gazers will get a peek at what has been called a "parade of planets," where this time around, up to seven planets may appear to line up.

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all present at the same time along a line in the night sky on Friday, NASA says.

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.

When it comes to four or more planets in the night sky, that's a bit less common, occurring every few years or so. But we happen to be in something of a hotspot for planetary parades right now.

7 planets are aligned in the night sky right now. But what's that mean for science? Stefanie Waldek Wed, February 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC ...