The solar system's planets are set to align in the night sky in a dazzling planetary alignment, colloquially known as a planetary parade, on Friday night.

"We see the racetrack of the planets from the perspective of one of the racers ourselves," Preston Dyches, who hosts NASA's "What's Up," a monthly video series that describes what's happening in the ...

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

The 2025 astronomical calendar has no shortage of excitement. Starting Friday, Feb. 28, an unusual "planet parade" will be ...

And that's true. In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, Mercury will join the fun, with all seven of our ...

Lineups of four or five planets occur every few years, according to NASA. In late August 2025, four planets will be visible before sunrise, and in late October 2028, five planets will be visible at ...

What does it mean when seven planets align in the night sky? Tonight the heavens are putting on a show that won’t be repeated ...

After Friday's spectacle, a "planet parade" of this size won't appear in the night sky for several years, experts say.

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar ...

Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

In the wake of the "blood moon" total lunar eclipse comes a last chance to see Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars with the ...