In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

"Pale Blue Dot" – one of the last photos taken by Voyager 1 – is still the most distant image of the Earth. Astronomer Carl ...

A rare planetary parade will occur on February 28, where all planets in our solar system will appear in the night sky. This ...

The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along a line across the sky in a plane called the ecliptic. For ...

Astronomers use planetary alignment to describe the phenomenon when planets gather closely on one side of the Sun at the same ...

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

The year 2025 has already been a spectacular time for stargazers and skywatchers. Last month, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, ...

The line the sun traces across the daytime sky, called the ecliptic, aligns with this plane, so when the planets appear in the sky, they all appear roughly along the ecliptic. It isn't a perfect ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...