The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

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

Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are putting on a stunning celestial display this month, all visible together with the naked eye.

Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south ...

Known as the love planet, Venus is reaching its peak brightness for the year coincidentally on Valentines Day, and the ...

Like a silvery pearl, an icy moon crosses the face of Saturn, while two of its siblings cast shadows onto the planet. This oblique view of Saturn shows what may be localized upwellings in the clouds ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the Northern Lights. Minnesota Night Skies will be a monthly podcast for the ...

Our solar system’s planets are set to align in a six-strong planetary parade this week that will be visible in the UK night sky. The celestial event is set to be an extension of the already impressive ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

Six planets are part of the alignment, which will last until Feb. 18. Mercury will join the alignment later in the month.

Saturn can be spotted almost directly below Venus, but the ringed planet will become increasingly harder to see as the month goes on and it sinks lower in the sky each day after sunset.