Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

"In about 1604, Johannes Kepler fitted an ellipse model of Mars' orbit to observations ... according to the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Dwarf planet Pluto, on the other hand, has a fairly ...

For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

And, in fact, an even greater opportunity lies in the months ahead, when yet another planet joins the "parade." Which planets will be visible in January? Jan. 25 is a good time to look at the arc ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year, so it's worth checking it out," NASA added. A sky chart shows the planetary lineup visible after dark ...

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A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January 21, 2025. Let's unveil what it means for each zodiac sign. A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January ...

Some of the brightest planets in the night sky are visible right now, with six of them forming a 'planet parade' across the night sky for at least the next month. Just after sunset tonight ...

Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. What is a planet parade, and what will be visible? Planet parades are ...