Claims of a "rare planetary alignment" are misleading; it's just visible planets. A true "golden conjunction" occurs on Sept.
Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war ...
Up to seven planets are set to align in the night sky over the UK in January and February - here's when and how to see the rare event.
Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...