Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.

Six planets will appear close together after sunset in a rare planetary parade. Here is how and when to see this beautiful sky event.

A U.K. astrophotographer had to put together some clever equipment tricks to show six of the seven planets in a rare 'parade' ...

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

It would be understandable if you stopped thinking as much about Pluto after it was “demoted” from being considered one of the nine planets sharing the Earth’s solar system to being classified as a ...

Excellent question. Astronomers are often faced with seeking information about objects they cannot visit to examine. Instead, they use mathematical laws and observation to determine the ...

Sagnick Mukherjee will receive his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz this spring. He is expected to begin his fellowship at Arizona State University in September 2025. (Photo by ...