The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

In February, stargazers enjoyed a rare occurrence: All seven of Earth's planetary siblings dotted the night sky at once. And ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

It will be a far different story during the second week of August when Venus joins forces with the largest planet in our solar system: mighty Jupiter. On three consecutive mornings — Aug. 11 ...

Imagine standing on a scorched landscape where the ground is cracked and shimmering, and the sky glows a deep, fiery orange.

The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in ... but remains bright and high in the sky. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn make an early-morning appearance before sunrise.

This January, a stunning six planets aligned in the night sky: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. In February, seven planets aligned, adding Mercury to the mix. April’s planetary ...