The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Observe the sky today as the historic seven planets parade is visible from America. Stargazers will be excited to see this on ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Jupiter is itself quite dazzling, although compared to Venus it shines only one-tenth as bright. After attaining opposition with the sun last month, Mars is now moving away from Earth and ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a 7-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

Four planets will be in the parade in January, while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.

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

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn will light up the night sky in a rare astronomical alignment known as a ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.