The night sky will offer stargazers a special sight for the next several weeks: Right now, all planets except Mercury can be seen after sundown—then, in late February, the missing planet will ...

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction. CNN values your feedback 1.

Venus and Saturn came within just a finger width’s apart in our view of the night sky this week in a dual planetary conjunction. In reality, the two planets are hundreds of millions of miles apart.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help. According to NASA, these multi-planet views aren't "super rare," but they ...

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.

The planets follow the ecliptic, the plane in which they orbit the sun. Every planet orbits the sun at different speeds and ...

This week, a rare astrological phenomenon is happening in our night sky. All seven other planets in our solar system will be visible from North America, in a display known as the planet parade.

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Astronomers are worried about even bigger, brighter satellites that are on the way.

How to See Six Planets Lined Up in the Night Sky This Month—and Glimpse a Rare Seven-Planet ‘Parade’ in February While the planets are technically always “aligned” along the same plane ...