On February 24, the planet will be particularly easy to spot, appearing bright and close to Saturn, with Mercury shining about eight times brighter than Saturn. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars can be ...

On any given night, it's likely that knowledgeable stargazers will be able to spot at least one bright planet shining in the night sky. Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays ...

However, the other four planets are bright enough to be spotted when the ... why several of them can be roughly lined up on the same side of the Sun from the perspective of Earth.

Planets always appear in a line from our Earth-bound vantage, so the arrangement isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common, according to astronomers, is seeing so many bright planets at once.

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn on Feb. 24. Throughout February, a striking gathering of the five ...

From the northern lights ringing in the New Year to a spectacular ... Mars will reach opposition this month, meaning the planet lies directly on the opposite side of Earth from the sun, forming ...

The planets are lining ... It's extra bright in January because it's directly opposite the sun from our position. As a result, we're mostly seeing Mars' day side, with the sun reflecting brightly ...

NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, head outside and look up: Venus, the planet of love, will be extra bright on February ... no plants to harvest, no new plants blooming—snow ...