The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan. Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun, would be the first to be ...

For months now, we have been teased by the planets in the night sky. Uranus and Neptune need a telescope to be seen, but Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus can be seen with the naked eye. All of these ...

Astro photographer Josh Dury, 27, of Somerset, England, managed the rare feat of capturing all of the planets in one photo during a recent alignment. Josh Dury / SWNS Everybody loves a parade.

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

"If you were to take your finger and point at any given planet, it's not like they all fall on a straight line," she told CBS News New York, adding, "All the planets go around the sun, like on a ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

The Earth is the third planet. All of the planets will appear to be on our side of the sun,” he said. “On a normal given night, we might only see two or three. It’s a much more rare ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Attention astronomy fans: This week you have the opportunity to see all of the planets in the night sky — but you’ll have to be lucky and have some special equipment.

Seven planets will align in a rare "parade" on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Here's tips to get the best viewing possible.

This week, the planets are configured in such a way that all of them will be present in the sky at dusk from mostly anywhere on Earth. Around the end of the month, Saturn will slip below the ...