Parade of planets 2025: A seven-planet alignment happens in late-February, but it could be tricky to see it The planets in ...

Here are three myths about the appearance of the planets in the night sky — and how to set your expectations to get the most out of this rare opportunity.

This is due to the ecliptic plane, the path along which the planets orbit the sun. The seven-planet alignment ends after Feb. 28 as Saturn moves out of view. Starting in March 2025, only a six ...

Observers could see up to seven planets line up in the sky after sunset on Friday, but you may need a telescope to see them ...

What views of the night sky would we have if we had evolved on the Jupiter moon Europa, or one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets?

Whenever planets are visible in the night sky, they always appear roughly along the same line. This path, known as the ...

The field of view covers the west limb of the sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC HELSINKI — China plans to send a space observatory out of the plane of the ecliptic for a mission to study the ...