A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky
To see the parade, find a dark place with a clear view of the western horizon at nightfall. Mercury and Saturn will be low in the sky, brushing past each other in the fading glow of the evening sun, which will make the pair difficult to spot. Trace that line of sight higher to find Venus, the most brilliant planet in the sky.
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
Since Dec. 7, 2024, the red planet has been making its westerly retrograde. But on Monday, that all ends, according to ...
In January, a rare planetary alignment occurred as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn all were visible in the night sky from Earth.
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
Stargazers in parts of the U.S. have a fleeting opportunity this month to catch a rare celestial phenomena—a "parade" of ...
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