Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.

Six of our cosmic neighbors are expected to line up across the night sky tonight, in what has been dubbed a "planetary parade". Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being visible to the naked eye.

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

A planet parade will be happening high above the earth. But there is a debate on whether it is as special as you may be seeing on social media.

From west to east, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will make an arc across Wyoming’s night sky in a parade of planets Friday and

A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when to look up at the stars.

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to line up in the sky from our perspective here on Earth," John Conafay, CEO of Integrate Space, tells TODAY.com.

Fairness is a fragile idea -- idealized and rarely realized. One wonders if humans are the only ones who hunger for symmetry, balance and justice that the world does not adhere to and, in fact, shrugs at.

From late January into February, multiple planets such as Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune and Saturn will align across the horizon.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.