Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

A planetary alignment featuring Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon in 2022. Later this month, skywatchers won't want to miss a must-see moment when six planets—Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For five consecutive mornings, beginning on Aug. 17, early ...

Step outside just after sunset and you may catch an unusual sight: six planets strung across the sky in a gentle arc. The phenomenon—often dubbed a “planetary parade”—isn’t a cosmic spectacle in the ...

This weekend is the last chance to see any of February’s much-hyped “planet parade” or “planetary parade” before it completely fades from view. While six planets are technically above the horizon ...

A rare celestial occasion will light up the Saturday evening skyline, featuring a bright six-planet parade in a special planetary alignment visible to stargazers. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, ...

Six planets will align in the sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, in an event known as a "planet parade." Seeing all six planets will be challenging, as some will be close to the sun in bright twilight. Who’s ...