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

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Though such alignments aren't unheard of, this particular formation was special due to the sheer number of planets visible ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Mars might be our next home, but Venus was our first obsession. In the 20th century, astronomers dreamed of oceans and jungles on Venus - until the Soviet Venera probes proved otherwise. Extreme heat, ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The alignment of six planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus – this month has sky photographers abuzz.

NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.

If planets had social media accounts, the solar system would showcase a frenzy of unique personalities. Mercury tweets at ...

Syahran Septian/iStock / Getty Images Plus According to Hunt ... Alongside the moon and Venus, two other planets will be bright and easily visible after sunset during the conjunction—Jupiter ...

But throughout January there have been four bright planets all visible at the same ... On Jan. 17 and 18, Venus and Saturn, which have been shining in the early evening southwest sky all month ...