Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study.

Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

If the thought of any planet going retrograde causes you to steel yourself for a surge of frustration, crossed wires and ...

These events, often called “planet parades” or “planetary alignments,” though not exceedingly rare, are worth observing since they don’t happen yearly.

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

Missed January's planetary parade? February 2025 offers another celestial spectacle. Discover when, where & how to catch ...

The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus as seen by NASA Magellan spacecraft. This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet-light image of the planet Venus, ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system!

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see. The ...