On February 28th, 2025, a rare planetary alignment will grace skies worldwide. Discover where to witness this wonder.

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

Here’s what you need to know and how you can watch. Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space.

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky and will be visible Friday, February 28. The alignment, also called a "planet parade," happens when planets' orbits around the sun cause them to ...

With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The four planet-strong “planet parade” — mistakenly called a planetary alignment by some — currently visible to the ...

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 ...

The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star.