In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

If you missed seeing the alignment of six planets in the sky in January, don't worry. Another one is coming up in February.

Don't put your binoculars away just yet, the planet parade continues through February. Here's which planets will be visible ...

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn will appear in a row on the evening of 28 February, marking the ...

As far as we know Neptune is the furthest full-size planet in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun some 2.69 billion miles away. But that doesn’t mean astronomers aren’t keeping a close eye on it and ...

That said, finding a dark-sky area on a clear night towards the end of February will give you the best chance of spotting ...

The rare astronomical event will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn appear at the same time, ...

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

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.

Each planet is imagined as a stand-up comic, bringing its unique traits to the stage. Mercury's quick wit, Venus's charm, ...