In case you missed the planetary alignment last month, don't worry — the "planet parade" continues into February, offering skygazers plenty of time to catch a glimpse of the six "aligning" planets. As ...

The once-asteroid-now-dwarf-planet Ceres is on the move across the bottom of the familiar "Teapot" asterism in Sagittarius the Archer. I marked its location in yellow every five nights from July 7 ...

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 ...

Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and magnification as telescopes do, but binoculars have definite advantages. For one ...

A Hubble Space Telescope portrait of Jupiter, captured in August 2019, shows the gas giant's cloud bands and storms in detail, including its iconic Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space ...

Who doesn’t love a parade? Even planets do. Later this month and into February, six of our solar system’s eight planets will snap to attention and march in something like a long, bent line — or two ...

UP, AND THEN YOU WANT TO GO OUTSIDE. BECAUSE WHEN IT GETS DARK, YOU CAN SEE A PARADE OF PLANETS IN THE NIGHT SKY. METEOROLOGIST DYLAN HUDLER JOINS US NOW. DYLAN, TELL US ABOUT THIS CELESTIAL EVENT.

2025 will be off to a dazzling start. While 2024 may have set the astrotourism bar high, 2025 has a host of night-sky marvels in store, too — including many that are set to grace our skies this month.

Looking through a telescope or binoculars can help you see Venus in its crescent phase on Valentine's Day—but the planet is visible to the naked eye. NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, ...