This phenomenon, known as a 'planetary parade' is a rare sight, and it will be the last time seven planets can be seen simultaneously so well until 2040. The best chance to see as many planets as ...

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could all be visible with ...

Seven planets currently form a rare "planet parade" in February's evening sky, with three easy to see with the naked eye, and two more possible. It will return in 2036.

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 ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...

As well as some of the darkest skies on the U.S. East Coast, it's also the nation's southernmost point. At 24.5 degrees north ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...