A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29.

Five planets — Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will be visible across the night sky for many viewers on Earth around March 27 and 28. The celestial bodies will appear in a strip of ...

The planets will stretch from the horizon line to around halfway up the night sky. But don’t be late: Mercury and Jupiter will quickly dip below the horizon around half an hour after sunset.

You’ll need a full hand of fingers to count how many planets you’ll be able to see in the night sky this week. Just after sunset, sky watchers will have the opportunity to see Venus ...

More than half of the planets in our solar system will align in a rare "planetary parade" in the night sky during the last week of March. Video above: Jupiter now has 92 moons after new ...

INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025. While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid ...

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By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar ...

When the sun sets on Friday, stargazers are about to have their best chance at seeing Mercury shine in the night sky in 2025. Visible to the naked eye, Mercury should be seen in the western sky at ...