For the last month and change, you might've seen the headlines about the planetary alignment, or a planetary parade, going on in our solar system. And that's true. In January 2025, Venus, Mars, ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

The best planetary alignment of the year is underway, with Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars stretching across the night sky. Winter can be the most challenging time of the year for ...

2025 will be off to a dazzling start. While 2024 may have set the astrotourism bar high, 2025 has a host of night-sky marvels in store, too — including many that are set to grace our skies this month.

The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

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On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the ...

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A stunning cosmic getaway is in store for residents of the United States on Friday evening as seven planets will align in a spectacular display — dubbed a planet parade — that can be seen without ...

Stargazers can now look up and see a planetary alignment in the night sky, or what some are calling a "planetary parade," throughout January. It's a dazzling cosmic event involving Venus, Mars, ...

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter rises later and is visible all night, its four ...

Since it has the fewest hours of sunlight compared to the rest of the year, the Winter Solstice is considered the “shortest ...