Rare event that includes the planets Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn will be visible after the sun goes down.
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is a joint ESA/NASA project. It has become one of the most important science ...
For those playing along at home, space looks dark, even though the Sun is out there because the near-vacuum conditions don't ...
Spotting one or two of the planets in our solar system is well worth a good skywatch, but seeing (almost) all of them in a ...
Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...
Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.
A planetary alignment happens when several planets appear in a line from Earth’s point of view. Mercury will join Venus, Mars ...
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.
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
In early 2025, skywatchers are in for a treat: a rare celestial event known as a "planetary parade." In this phenomenon, multiple planets align in the night sky, offering a spectacular visual ...
A person shines a flashlight into the night sky on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) Social media has been abuzz about the ongoing alignment of planets, with ...