From an astrological point of view, there are hardly two words that elicit a stronger reaction than Mercury retrograde.

March is shaping up to be a big month, astrologically speaking. Mercury is in retrograde. And so is Venus! And there’s more!

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

A spectacular planetary alignment graced UK skies at the end of February, with Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune pictured together in the evening sky – possibly for the ...

When we’re having a positive Venus transit (when an orbiting planet interacts with ... You’re probably (agonizingly) familiar with Mercury retrograde, not just because the trickster planet ...

Venus (photographed here from the ISS) and Mercury will appear close to each other after sunset, with the best view of the conjunction arriving March 10. | Credit: NASA The rare planetary parade ...

Saturn has 146 moons orbiting it, including Enceladus and Titan. Mercury and Saturn exist in two separate halves of the solar system, divided by the asteroid belt. Mercury is followed by Venus ...

All seven planets will be visible this time around, meaning Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus. (Earth, of course, is the eighth planet, and poor Pluto was demoted in 2006 ...

Your social life is under the cosmic microscope this month, Gemini. With Venus and Mercury both retrograding in fiery Aries, friendships, networking, and collaborations are up for review.

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

Seven planets -- Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn and Venus -- will be visible simultaneously ... Grad student discovers planet orbiting around nearby star, astronomers say The ...