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Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

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

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when ...

Six planets will form a rare planetary alignment in the night sky on Jan. 21; here is everything you need to know about the ...

Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a ...

A rare celestial event is set to captivate skywatchers in January 2025, when six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

TEMPLE, Texas — A 'planetary parade' is making its way across the sky this January, with four planets, six if you have a telescope, visible in a planetary alignment. According to NASA, Venus ...