A rare alignment of two exoplanets with their star, marking one of the few known exosyzygies, an astronomical event involving celestial bodies outside our solar system, is expected to occur. Despite ...

A rare celestial event will occur May 18-20, 2026, as a crescent Moon aligns with Venus and Jupiter, forming a bright ...

Celestial bodies are in constant motion. This creates a kaleidoscope of cosmic proportions in the night sky. Every evening that you look up, the stars and planets are in a different configuration.

Move over Mardi Gras, there’s a new parade gearing up to hit the skies this weekend. At any given time, most people can look up at the sky and see at least one planet, provided that they know where to ...

Ready to trade that shovel for a telescope? There's something headed to the Garden State this weekend and no — it's not snow! The first celestial event of the year is on the horizon and this time it's ...

This month, a rare six-planet "alignment" will be visible to stargazers. Soon after sunset on Saturday, February 28, a planetary alignment, also known as a "planet parade," will brighten up our night ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A planet parade — mistakenly called a planetary alignment by ...

This weekend is the last chance to see any of February’s much-hyped “planet parade” or “planetary parade” before it completely fades from view. While six planets are technically above the horizon ...

A rare celestial occasion will light up the Saturday evening skyline across California and the rest of the nation, featuring a bright six-planet parade in a special planetary alignment visible to ...