"This is, incidentally, why we sometimes observe planets appearing to approach closely to each other on the sky, as we view ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.

The six planets were visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a ...

What is the parade of planets? How to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune this January and what days and ...

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many ...

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn—will align in a rare celestial parade, visible for weeks. A seven-planet ...