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, ...
February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...
making it as easy to spot as the planet Venus. Until this week, the comet has only been visible to people in the Southern Hemisphere, however observers north of the equator will be able to view it ...
Stargazers worldwide have been treated to the first glorious night sky sight of 2025 — a panorama of bright planet Venus and a delicate crescent moon. Best viewed on Jan. 3, the duo appeared to ...
The other, Persephone, is named after Demeter's daughter, whom Venus' Greek equivalent had ... through the atmosphere—some around the equator, some around the poles—and would deploy their ...
The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun around Jan 13, when it may be visible, shining as brightly as ...
Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.
Venus began a swan dive into the sunset, and in March the brilliant planet completes it. Better look before mid-month if you want to see Venus in full glory, because in the third week ...
September opened with Venus hosting winter constellations in the eastern predawn sky. In mid-September, Mars and Mercury enter the morning sky over the eastern horizon. Mars is distant and dim, ...