Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars are all visible right after sunset this week. Have you seen the “planetary parade” after sunset? It’s getting a lot of media attention, partly because Jupiter ...

Most Solar System exploration has stayed close to the flat plane where the planets orbit. Above and below the ecliptic, the ...

You can view all eight planets simultaneously in the dawn sky now through the end of the month. All the planets including the sun and moon travel along an imaginary circle in the sky called the ...

Mercury is due to join Venus and Jupiter in the night sky for an uncommon celestial event commonly known as a planet parade. Here's how to catch it.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The planets Jupiter (L), Venus (C) and Mercury (R) are seen ...

Did you miss the last planetary parade in June? The next planetary alignment is this weekend. Here's when to watch it ...

This week we can see something that many beginning sky watchers miss. I say we can “see” it, but in reality, it’s invisible except in our imaginations. The planets orbit our sun, and the moon orbits ...

Learn when and where to see July’s moon – planet alignment and summer meteor showers, plus the Texas dark-sky parks that ...

The summer solstice occurs at 4:25 A.M. EDT. This is the time the Sun reaches its northernmost point in the Northern Hemisphere sky, which also means our star takes its longest path across this ...