To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The great planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and ...

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...

Spotting one or two of the planets in our solar system is well worth a good skywatch, but seeing (almost) all of them in a ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in ... best viewing of this cosmic line up is in the first few hours of darkness. Venus and Saturn will set about three ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...