The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn ... Sun. That means the Sun and the "Red Planet" are directly opposite from each other with ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Moon along with Mercury; Earth's neighbours Venus and Mars; Jupiter and Saturn will align in a straight line and will be ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter ... Meanwhile, Mars is at "opposition" this month. That's when a planet and the sun are directly opposite each other with Earth in between.