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How Many Planets Are in the Solar System?
The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
A rare planetary alignment is lighting up the night sky—here’s how to see it
Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...
2025 Planet parade continues: How and when to see the planets align in the night sky
A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. We'll see six planets in the first part of February – ...
Astronomers Orbiting TRAPPIST-1 Star Could Be Peering Back At Earth
A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...
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Six planets will align in February. Here's how to see them
In February, six planets will align in the night sky — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars — and be mostly visible to the naked eye. We find out how to see and more about this ...
February stargazing: ‘Planet parade’ continues and Venus shines
As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...