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 ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

A planet parade is basically the nickname given when the planets in our solar system appear to line up in a roughly straight line from the Earth’s perspective. Just after sunset on 28 February, six of ...

The “planet parade” happening all week will enter its most photogenic phase on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as Mercury becomes more prominent and the moon wanes to a slim crescent. All this week, four planets ...

In just some of many celestial highlights of August 2025, stargazers peeped a "planet parade" and caught a rare Venus and Jupiter conjunction, with plenty more dazzling displays in the night sky to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you have yet to see late summer’s “planet parade,” this ...

Fans of stargazing, the solar system, and early wakeup calls are in for a treat this month. Five planets are currently visible from Earth at the same time, in what’s known as a planet parade – or a ...

Three planets will be visible together in a mini 'planet parade' between May 20 and 24 Getty Rise and shine, there’s a cosmic treat in store! As the moon wanes after its last-quarter phase, the ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

Six planets will be visible in the night sky this June: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter. Mercury will be visible west of the sunset until July 6. Venus, Mars, Saturn and Neptune will ...

Four of the planets, which are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, are bright enough to be spotted with the naked eye in clear conditions. However, Uranus and Neptune are significantly fainter and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of ...