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 ...

Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...

Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light of Mars in ...

Nearly two and a half centuries ago, in December of 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was ...

Stargazers will revel in a dazzling display as a six "planet parade" dances across the sky on Sunday, Aug. 10. While it won't be easy to see the full planet lineup this weekend without binoculars or a ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...

Make time to head outside tonight after the sun sets and study the sky. Five of the brightest planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Saturn — and even the faint Neptune and Uranus will align in a ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and ...

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 ...