The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

Jupiter shines brilliantly in the eastern sky this December as it nears opposition early in 2026, outshining nearby stars and ...

Here's everything you need to know about this week's parade of seven planets. Getty Images A seven-luminaries-deep parade of planets will line up and light up the night sky this week, folks. Just ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Four planets should appear aligned in the early morning sky next week, but get ready to see this before the sun rises. On the morning of April 17, Mercury, Venus, Neptune and Saturn will take part in ...

Dwarf planet Ceres reached its stationary point on August 15th, transitioning from eastward to westward motion relative to background stars, observable in the morning sky. On August 16th, a Last ...

As February draws to a close, skywatchers have their final chance to see the “planet parade” that has been lighting up the night sky. While the celestial spectacle, in which all seven planets in our ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You won't be able to see every planet in the sky, but we are still getting quite a nice treat. We're here to separate the fact from the fiction with this "planetary parade" as we ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.